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Sua Sponte State Law Certification in Opioid MDL Appeal

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It is an appeal from one of the many cases pending before Judge Polster in the Northern District of Ohio as part of the National Prescription Opiate Litigation. For litigants who could see themselves requesting or opposing certification down the road, the Panel’s reasoning is worth understanding. 22-3750/3751/3753/3841/3843/3844.

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Argument analysis: Justices weigh mootness after change in government policy in cases seeking nominal damages

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Justice Neil Gorsuch suggested to Waggoner that most lawsuits would still be able to go forward even if a request for nominal damages, standing alone, was not enough to keep a case alive. Alito pressed Pinson, asking whether an award of $10 in statutory damages would be large enough for the lawsuit to go forward.

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“Corners Were Being Cut”: Baldwin Shooting Already Has The Makings of a Blockbuster Tort Action

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This incident could well prove a violation of a statute or regulation making the act “negligent per se.” The crew could sue for a reckless act on the set under these rules though members could face serious pre-trial litigation under the elements to these rules. They could also seek punitive damages in such a case.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

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20-219 , asks whether the compensatory damages available under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the statutes that incorporate its remedies, such as the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act , include compensation for emotional distress. In government-facing litigation, the government’s petition in Becerra v.

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Justices add one religious-rights case to docket but turn down another

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The court added nine other cases to its docket for the 2021-22 term, on issues ranging from securities litigation to interstate water disputes. She sought compensatory damages for “humiliation, frustration, and emotional distress.” Other grants on Friday’s order list. Pivotal Software v.

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October 2020 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. 1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. Derivative Litigation , No. and non-U.S. 19-1189 (U.S. filed Sept.

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November 2020 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. HERE ARE RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE LITIGATION CHART. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. filed Sept.