On 8 June 2023, in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the rights set out in the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FNHRA) can be enforced under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a resident of a publicly-owned nursing home. Claims […]

Best Lawyers, a peer review guide to the legal profession, has recognized more than 40 K&L Gates lawyers from Europe in the 2024 editions of its guides covering France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Seven of the firm’s lawyers from these regions were also named to Best Lawyers: Ones […]

Photo: Pixabay/FrankWinkler Rich biodiversity benefits not only the species that inhabit it but us as well. So say scientists behind research which has shown that well-functioning ecosystems are critical to human health and wellbeing. They reached this conclusion after analysing the effects of species’ traits on people’s physical, emotional, cognitive, […]

Evolving rules on farm subsidies.

Country: India Source: Save the Children In addition to impacts on critical infrastructure and farms, the cyclone damaged more than 200 school buildings, affecting children who have already had much of their education disrupted in past years.

Dallas – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP recently advised Vox Royalty Corp. (NASDAQ and TSX:VOXR) as US counsel on the company’s first cross-border underwritten public offering of common shares. Vox intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for future acquisitions of royalties and/or general working capital purposes. […]

Sea level rise is caused by changes in the earth’s axis, according to a new study that places polar tilt alongside known contributing factors like the melting Greenland ice sheet or lost mountain glaciers. And humans are again the cause: The tilt and related sea level rise are linked to […]

DAKAR – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)’s efforts to build resilience to climate-related and human-made shocks and stressors have been shown to boost food security, while also strengthening social cohesion and improving the prospects for peace in Burkina Faso and Niger – a new study reveals.