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- New World Screwworm: FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Lotilaner in Dogs
New World Screwworm (NSW) is a nasty parasitic infestation (with a very high ick factor) that’s back on the radar in North America, re-emerging after several decades of highly successful control and eradication efforts that had pushed its northern reach back as far as Panama. It has now made to back as far as northern...
- Human Rights Watch — “Nobody Cared, Nobody Listened”: The US Expulsion of Third-Country Nationals to Panama
Washington, DC, April 24, 2025 – The United States carried out expulsions of third-country nationals to Panama between February 12 and 15, 2025, denying them due process and the right to seek asylum, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The report “Nobody Cared, Nobody Listened”: The US Expulsion of Third-Country Nationals to Panama documents...
- Immigration Insights Episode 9 | The Ins and Outs of Obtaining Permanent Residency in Panama
In this episode of GT’s Immigration Insights series, host Kate Kalmykov is joined by Albalira Montufar, Partner and Head of the Immigration Practice at Morgan and Morgan. They discuss what makes Panama unique for retirement and investment opportunities; the process of becoming a resident; restrictions and exceptions for foreign workers; and an overview on Panama’s...
- Immigration Insights Episode 9 | The Ins and Outs of Obtaining Permanent Residency in Panama
In this episode of GT’s Immigration Insights series, host Kate Kalmykov is joined by Albalira Montufar, Partner and Head of the Immigration Practice at Morgan and Morgan. They discuss what makes Panama unique for retirement and investment opportunities; the process of becoming a resident; restrictions and exceptions for foreign workers; and an overview on Panama’s...
- How to Register a Company in Panama: A Comprehensive Guide
How to Register a Company in Panama: A Comprehensive Guide With its strategic location bridging North and South America, favorable tax environment, and growing sectors in finance, tourism, and services, Panama has become a magnet for global corporations, from Sony to Nike. Known for its straightforward registration process and robust offshore financial system, Panama could...
- East Coast versus West Coast: What Specific Construction Materials Could Be Held Up at Port?
Yesterday, I posted about potential construction delays and supply chain challenges resulting from the strike at the East Coast ports, such as New York, New Jersey, Savannah, and Charleston. A reader asked me about the specific types of construction materials that may be subject to delays. Geographically, the East Coast ports handle a variety of...
- NYDFS Imposes $35 Million Fine on Nordea Bank for Alleged AML Failures Following Panama Papers Revelations
On August 27, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) announced a consent order involving a $35 million settlement with Nordea Bank Abp (“Nordea”) for alleged significant failures related to anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance. Nordea, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, operates globally, including through a licensed branch in New York, which has its...
- Guest Post: Matthew Boles (SPLC)
Guest post by Matthew Boles, Senior Direct Services Attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative This summer has been a busy one in immigration. While each law school’s schedule is different, in terms of when the semester ended, here is a non-exhaustive list of just some of the changes since students...
- US to Pay Panama to Thwart Regional Migration
On July 1, DHS announced a new US Department of State-funded “foreign assistance program” with Panama to “address irregular migration in the region.” From the official announcement: “This program will help the Panamanian government to remove foreign nationals who do not have a legal basis to remain in Panama. This assistance seeks to reduce unprecedented...
- How to Serve Process in Panama
Ordinarily, a how-to guide like this would lay out methodology for the application of the Hague Service Convention. But Panama isn’t party to the Hague Service Convention, so that idea goes out the window. This is at once a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing … because you aren’t tied to a method that...
Featured documents
- Del Monte Fresh Recalls Cantaloupes after a Dozen Sickened in Costco in Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. (“Del Monte Fresh”) of Coral Gables, Florida is voluntarily recalling 4,992 cartons of cantaloupes, each containing 4 plastic mesh sleeves with 3 cantaloupes per sleeve, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Panama, an organism which...
- Cantaloupes: Why Are They So Susceptible to Contamination?
Back in March of this year, shortly after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other health departments around the country concluded their investigation into a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Panama that sickened at least 20 and was ultimately linked to the consumption of Del...
- Fourth District Upholds San Diego’s Balboa Park Revitalization Project Against Land Use Law And CEQA Challenges
In a published decision filed May 28, 2015, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed that part of the trial court’s judgment granting a writ of mandate and otherwise affirmed the judgment, thus upholding the City of San Diego’s Balboa Park revitalization project (“Project”) against various land ...
- In Wake of Panama Papers Scandal Obama Calls for Stricter Bank Regulations, Tax Rules
In a news conference today President Obama addressed rules and proposed regulations announced Thursday intended to help the U.S. fight tax evasion and other crimes connected to anonymous offshore companies and accounts. The announcements come after a month of intense review by the administration...
- Money Laundering Watchdog Criticizes Lax AML Enforcement and “Creative Compliance” in Wake of Panama Papers
PANA Issues Recommendations to European Parliament: Tougher Enforcement, Greater Transparency, Improved Information Sharing and Prohibitions Against Outsourcing of Customer Due Diligence In the wake of the Panama Papers, the European Parliament (“EP”) formed PANA, a Committee of Inquiry into Money...
- Hurricane Michael One Year Later and Keeping The Devastation in The Minds of Our Leaders
Hurricane Michael devastation and the similarity to other devastated areas is shockingly apparent to me. I lived in Panama City, Florida, and raced sailboats out of the St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club. Today, we represent the yacht club, longtime friends, iconic night clubs, a church, and numerous...
- Immigration Insights Episode 9 | The Ins and Outs of Obtaining Permanent Residency in Panama
In this episode of GT’s Immigration Insights series, host Kate Kalmykov is joined by Albalira Montufar, Partner and Head of the Immigration Practice at Morgan and Morgan. They discuss what makes Panama unique for retirement and investment opportunities; the process of becoming a resident;...
- The cantaloupe’s poor track record
Del Monte has recalled cantaloupes before due to salmonella contamination (actually, this is the 3rd recall in 2 years), and we have represented lots of folks sickened in many of the 12 cantaloupe outbreaks that have occurred in the US since 1990. See Are we Due for a Salmonella serotype Panama...
- A Decade of Bad Cantaloupes – What can a consumer do?
With Listeria laced cantaloupe sickening dozens and killing at least four in at least nine states (the CDC will increase these numbers in the next 24 hours), what is the problem with cantaloupes and what can a consumer do? Contaminated cantaloupes have been an issue over the last decade and before:...
- ‘It’s Good Enough For Government Work’: Project May Violate Some General Plan Policies So Long As It Is Consistent With A Majority Of The General Plan
Save Our Heritage Organisation v. City of San Diego (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 163. By Glen C. Hansen Balboa Park, a large urban park in San Diego, includes the buildings and plazas constructed for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition and the adjoining buildings and improvements subsequently...