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Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Moreover, the case in Puerto Rico comes after recent litigation successes in Europe and elsewhere around the world, with courts holding governments and companies accountable for climate harms. Many of those cases include similar arguments that the companies knowingly marketed harmful products and misled the public about those harms.

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The Supremes Give the FTC “Nothing but Heartaches”: Court Unanimously Rules No Restitution in Injunction Cases, and How Will This Ruling Impact FDA?

FDA Law Blog

APRIL 23, 2021

The Court pointed out that its task was not to determine whether the ability of the FTC to substitute §13(b) for the administrative procedure in §5 and consumer redress under §19 was desirable, but rather to answer a “more purely legal question,” Slip Op. It did that by focusing on the text of the statute. hide elephants in mouseholes.”

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The First Circuit—like the Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits in other climate change cases—concluded that the scope of its appellate review was limited to whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. California v. 19-17480 (9th Cir. County of Maui v. Sunoco LP , No. 2CCV-20-0000283 (Haw.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit majority opinion’s interpretation was foreclosed by the statute and violated separation of powers. Circuit in 2016 signaled that the legal framework for the Clean Power Plan “hinges on important issues of federal that EPA then—and the court below now—got so wrong this Court was likely to grant review.” Anne Arundel County v.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Second Circuit agreed with the district court that the plaintiff lacked standing because he failed to allege an injury in fact since he “never explained why he had any legal right to have the document distributed.” EPA’s brief is due December 15. National Environmental Development Association’s Clean Air Project v. Williams , No.

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Final Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 30, 2023

Our sincere thanks go to all involved, not only at the conference and in the book project, but also to the legal scholars from around the world who have kept us constantly informed about publications of their own work on the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention. 166-172 (available here ) Brand, Ronald A. 2019-02, pp 1-35 Brand, Ronald A.

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Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention”, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. Beaumont, Paul. Beaumont, Paul R. Brand, Ronald A. 2021-23, pp.

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Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 11, 2022

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention”, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. Beaumont, Paul. Beaumont, Paul R. Borisov, Vitaly Nikolaevich.

Drafting

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Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Conflict of Laws

APRIL 20, 2022

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention”, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. Beaumont, Paul. Beaumont, Paul R. Borisov, Vitaly Nikolaevich.

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Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention”, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. Beaumont, Paul. Beaumont, Paul R. Borisov, Vitaly Nikolaevich.

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Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

APRIL 4, 2023

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137 Beaumont, Paul; Holliday, Jayne (eds.) “A The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention”, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 60 (2020) en línea, pp.

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Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention”, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. Beaumont, Paul. Beaumont, Paul R. Brand, Ronald A. Gu, Weixia. “A

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Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 31, 2022

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention”, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. Beaumont, Paul. Beaumont, Paul R. Borisov, Vitaly Nikolaevich.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The court said its August 2017 decision rejecting challenges under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Natural Gas Act to DOE’s authorization of LNG exports at another Texas facility largely governed the resolution of the instant cases. Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Resolute Forest Products, Inc.

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Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention”, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. Beaumont, Paul. Beaumont, Paul R. Borisov, Vitaly Nikolaevich.

Drafting

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Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137 Beaumont, Paul; Holliday, Jane (eds.) “A The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention”, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 60 (2020) en línea, pp.

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Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Conflict of Laws

JUNE 21, 2022

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention”, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. Beaumont, Paul. Beaumont, Paul R. Borisov, Vitaly Nikolaevich.

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Paralegal Brief

Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

The Supremes Give the FTC “Nothing but Heartaches”: Court Unanimously Rules No Restitution in Injunction Cases, and How Will This Ruling Impact FDA?

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Final Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

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