JonathanTurley

MARCH 21, 2021

While it has received little coverage in the mainstream media, the conservative group Project Veritas won a major victory against the New York Times this week in a defamation case with potentially wide reach. Notably, this follows another significant loss by the New York Times to Sarah Palin last year. seven times.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 8, 2023

The college then prolonged the litigation, virtually forcing the family into insolvency. Oberlin President Carmen Twillie Ambar and the Board needlessly spent millions in litigation costs above the damages rather than admit that the college was wrong in the targeting of this grocery. A judge later reduced the award to $25 million.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. A tort action for intentional infliction of emotional distress is likely to fail. The next scary moment is likely to be in the form of a torts complaint.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 26, 2021

The Christmas Eve order for the New York Times to return confidential legal material from the conservative publication, Project Veritas, has led many to decry the imposition of a “prior restraint” on the media. One question, however, remains: when will the FBI raid the home of New York Times publisher, A.G. Sulzberger ?

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 2, 2023

At the same time, the dispute also raises broader questions about whether and when it is appropriate to resolve mass tort cases – that is, lawsuits brought by a group of people who have been harmed in a similar way, such as in a plane crash or by a defective product – through the bankruptcy system. And in Sept. In any event, the U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 23, 2018

Climate change nuisance litigation is entering a new and dynamic phase. Keenan of the Southern District of New York will hear oral argument on the motions to dismiss filed in City of New York v. By Michael Burger. Tomorrow, Thursday, May 24, Judge William H. BP P.L.C. , BP P.L.C. ,

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 6, 2023

Work stoppages at iconic companies like John Deere, The New York Times, and Kellogg’s. The Washington Supreme Court dismissed the case, finding that it wasn’t appropriate to apply state tort law to a labor dispute covered by a federal law, the National Labor Relations Act. Share Striketober. Starbucks walkouts.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To offer a bit of background, commercial contracts often include provisions that call for litigation in a particular forum (a forum-selection clause) and for the application of the law of a particular jurisdiction (a choice-of-law clause). The contract, like most American marine insurance contracts, called for the application of New York law.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 31, 2021

In 2016, the last time Elden recreated the pose as an adult, Elden even t old the New York Post that h e wanted to take the shot naked. Not only does it ensure media coverage, but it affords litigation advantages over other intentional assault type claims. not unwitting third parties.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 4, 2022

The prosecution moved to dismiss “in the interest of justice” and a New York trial court dismissed the matter. This constitutional claim is analogous to the tort of malicious prosecution, as the gravamen of both is initiation of criminal charges without probable cause. He alleged a variety of Fourth Amendment violations.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Sarah Palin (R) against the New York Times, a lawsuit that could have far reaching implications for defamation law in the United States. The trial concerns an editorial by the New York Times where it sought to paint Palin and other Republicans as inciting the earlier shooting. Sullivan standard. Sullivan.

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LegalReader

APRIL 22, 2022

If you believe that you have suffered permanent or temporary emotional distress, it’s essential to keep a journal of how your mental state has been affected.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 15, 2022

In litigation, for example, in a large firm, as a litigation paralegal , you may perform only discovery tasks whereas, in a small firm, you may be handling case intakes, case management, writing demands, filing lawsuits, performing discovery, legal research, motion practice, and trial practice.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. The result is a horn of plenty for litigators.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

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. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. and non-U.S. Here are the additions to the U.S. Healey , No.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 14, 2022

Depp and Heard were married for just over a year but have already spent three times than that in litigation. In New York Times v. Malice is one thing that this briefly married couple seems to have an abundance of. He still lost and the judge declared that the Sun published was “substantially true.”

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Many of these cases asserted nuisance and other tort law claims. The court distinguished the Second Circuit’s decision in City of New York v. The Hawai‘i court, however, found Honolulu’s framing of its claims as traditional tort law claims to be “more accurate.” Chevron Corp. Chevron Corp.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Vullo involves a lawsuit in which the NRA alleges that Maria Vullo, then the Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, violated its First Amendment rights by threatening its business partners to try to encourage them to disassociate from the NRA. New York and 335-7 LLC v. City of New York, NY.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

But the bonds include a choice-of-law clause designating the law of New York. Does this mean that validity is to be determined under New York law? The debt also includes a choice of law clause providing for the application of foreign law, typically that of New York or England. Variations in Clause Language.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 12, 2021

Below is my column in the Hill newspaper on the declaration of a gun violence emergency by New York Gov. The centerpiece of Cuomo’s plan is a new law to allow victims of gun violence to sue gun manufacturers under a nuisance theory. It has failed repeatedly in various states, including New York. Andrew Cuomo.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 14, 2024

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure. Constitution.”

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 3, 2021

The late New York Gov. However, his son, Andrew Cuomo, the current New York governor, moved today from presumed sinner but presumed assaulter. Andrew Cuomo is looking as years of litigation, including depositions as not just a sinner but a virtual predator. That could be important in litigating these claims.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

However, now the New York Times reports that we may have vaporized an innocent person who was loading water rather than munitions into his car. We just discussed such compensation system in my Torts class. ” However, the New York Times interviewed friends and family in Kabul as well as reviewed the tape of the attack.

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LawSites

JULY 7, 2022

I am a big fan of litigation analytics, even once suggesting that it could be malpractice for a litigator not to use the technology. But it plans to expand to cover other types of motions, such as summary judgment, and to include state courts, with California, New York and Texas already in development.

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InHouseOps

JULY 16, 2021

As a result, litigation under privacy laws protecting individuals’ biometric information has exploded. Such litigation will likewise continue to grow, as evidenced by the activity of the past few months. In February and early March, four major developments occurred regarding BIPA litigation. In re TikTok Inc.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 27, 2024

It takes a lot to get me to raise fairness concerns over former New York Gov. However, Cuomo has legitimate objections to a new Justice Department finding that he sexually harassed 13 women over an eight-year period. He is facing pending civil litigation over the allegations of sexual assault. Andrew Cuomo.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

In the aftermath of the Rittenhouse verdict, figures on both sides of the case threatened new filings and investigations. It seems likely that the case will move into a new stage of litigation, particularly civil litigation. That includes wrongful death actions much like the litigation against O.J. Bond claims.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Monday’s oral argument was the latest chapter in four years’ worth of litigation over the efforts to seek a fresh start in the face of the opioid lawsuits. Both the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It finally denied review in the two cases challenging New York rent stabilization laws as a taking, which had been relisted 11 times since the court’s end-of-summer long conference. The court also took action in a pair of recently relisted cases involving the lawfulness of a Washington state electoral district. Palmer without comment.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 19, 2023

As a legal analyst on Fox News, I have largely refrained from writing about the case. Many of us who teach in the areas of tort and constitutional law were uneasy over the impact of a verdict in light of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in New York Times v. Sullivan in the 1960s.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For torts scholars, it has been a bonanza of interesting issues touching on every element of defamation law. Nunes will be allowed to litigate his claim that Lizza defamed him by claiming that he secretly moved his farm from California to Iowa and linked the move to the alleged use of undocumented labor. Harte-Hanks, 491 U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

NBCUniversal was denied as anticipated , which drew a separate opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas noting that he would be inclined to reconsider New York Times v. Kivett , and the New York state law in Cantero v. From last week’s relists , Blankenship v. Nelson ,…517 U.S. Chevron deference? 26 and Oct.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2022

Her heirs have been litigating for more than 15 years over rights to the painting, an Impressionist masterpiece once thought to be lost. It eventually travelled to New York and then to Saint Louis, Missouri, where it remained until 1976. Unbeknownst to the Cassirer family or the German government, the Pissarro was not lost.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 2, 2022

The massive verdict in favor of actor Johnny Depp yesterday constitutes a rare victory of a public figure under the difficult New York Times v. The defamation laws are far more advantageous for defendants in the UK and most plaintiffs try to litigate such claims in the U.S. YouTube screengrab. Sullivan standard for defamation.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Below is my column in the Hill on New York’s latest gun control measure — and the latest challenge to a New York law. What is most striking in reviewing the line of gun cases coming out of New York is that the Empire State has done more for gun rights than any “pro-gun” state.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 6, 2023

She asserted claims in tort and under the Australian Consumer Law ( ACL ) in schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ( CCA ) against companies behind the ship: Carnival plc and its subsidiary, Princess Cruise Lines Ltd (together, Princess ). The decision is significant not just for the litigants.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Abbott , involving a challenge to the use of nonmutual offensive collateral estoppel to hold that issues resolved in bellwether tort trials bind the defendant in later cases. The new candidate for Munsingwear vacatur is Kendall v. The court finally denied review on Nov. 20 in six-time relist E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

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