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US Supreme Court announces January oral argument schedule, will hear issues of privilege, preemption and administrative procedure

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Here the question is one of tort law–the court must consider whether the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) preempts state law. If so, the tort claim must be litigated before the National Labor Relations Board, not a state court. On January 10, the court will hear arguments in Glacier Northwest, Inc.

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More on the Validity of the PDVSA 2020 Bonds

Conflict of Laws

Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law, and Mitu Gulati, the Perre Bowen Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. Even at the time, it was uncertain whether Venezuelan law authorized the transaction. Sovereign Debt and Choice-of-Law Clauses. Stockton, Jr.

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Houston Man Arrested As Police Continue Search For Missing Tiger

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He is facing both criminal and potential tort liability for the tiger incident. The Lacey Act makes it a federal crime to break the wildlife laws of any state, tribe, or foreign country, in interstate commerce. On the tort side, Cuevas is liable for any injuries caused by a wild animal in his possession.

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