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Claim regarding retirement benefit calculation was not a tort claim.

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Although plaintiff labeled his complaint as a tort claim, the gravamen of the complaint was a dispute over “the amount, time and manner of payment of plaintiff’s pension plan benefits.” 15, 2021), plaintiff was a former firefighter who had initially been denied Line of Duty (LOD) disability benefits by the defendant City’s Pension Board.

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A Court-Side Seat: SCOTUS Further Clarifies Alien Tort Statute; Revisiting WOTUS

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environmental and administrative law cases recently decided. The federal government depends on the service of thousands of Administrative Law Judges (ALJs), most of whom are appointed or selected by the head of an agency or internal agency boards. by Anthony B. What follows is a brief account of some of the notable U.S.

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

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Further, the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (national legislation providing the general framework concerning the adoption and implementation of measures to combat global warming) was revised in May 2021. Administrative complaints. The revised Act explicitly included the pledge for net zero by 2050.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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June 15, 2021). June 16, 2021). On June 14, 2021, the U.S. The cities also have filed a motion to amend their complaints to withdraw federal common law public nuisance claims that they added after the district court denied remand. June 14, 2021). June 28, 2021). Louisiana v. Biden , No. 2:21-cv-00778 (W.D.

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