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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

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faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people. Oh yea, he was reportedly not wearing a mask outside of Trump’s Virginia gold course but he was wearing an inflatable Trump inner tube. Thanksgiving means one thing for personal injury lawyers: food poisoning.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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West Virginia v. On May 27, 2021, the Federal Court of Australia established a new duty of care to avoid causing personal harm to children but declined to issue an injunction to force the Minister to block the coal mine extension. The federal government’s response is due by July 6. 20-1530 (U.S.).

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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On July 8, 2021, a jury in Minnesota state court found four activists guilty of aiding and abetting fourth degree criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor offense. Wild Virginia v. “Valve Turner” Defendants Convicted of Aiding and Abetting Criminal Damage to Property. Council on Environmental Quality , No. 3:20-cv-00045 (W.D.

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