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In term-opener, justices will hear Mississippi’s complaint that Tennessee is stealing its groundwater

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The court’s decision could fundamentally restructure interstate groundwater law in the United States for decades — or the case could be dismissed immediately on the grounds that Mississippi has failed to allege the proper cause of action. Equitable apportionment cases started with Kansas v.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Kansas City Light & Power Company v. Kansas City Light & Power Company v. The retailer filed a motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ cause of action for failure to warn. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers. 32; 285 S.W. 455 (1926).

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Kansas City Light & Power Company v. Kansas City Light & Power Company v. The retailer filed a motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ cause of action for failure to warn. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers. 32; 285 S.W. 455 (1926). “A

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Kansas City Light & Power Company v. Kansas City Light & Power Company v. The retailer filed a motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ cause of action for failure to warn. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers. Trimble ␣ 315 Mo. 32; 285 S.W.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 147.

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