JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The report describes events leading up to, during, and in the aftermath of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot as well as individuals involved in perpetrating what the report refers to as “the big lie.” The committee then recommends ten points of action for both congress and the US moving forward.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

On September 20, 2021, the Seventh Circuit ruled in Fernandez v. 20, 2021), that a cause of action filed under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by employees of Kerry, Inc., Kerry, Inc., 21-1067 (7th Cir.

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 13, 2021

The issue: Whether the affirmative defense of comparative fault is applicable to a negligent misrepresentation cause of action in which the conduct of the plaintiff constituting the basis for that defense also pertains to the justifiable reliance element of the negligent misrepresentation cause of action?

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Mondaq

DECEMBER 28, 2021

On December 17, 2021, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) held that an employee has a cause of action against an employer for wrongful discharge where the employer terminates the employee for.

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Mondaq

OCTOBER 14, 2021

On October 5, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law amendments to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) that significantly expand causes of action available to older workers.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A pivotal development in this arena occurred in 2021 when the Delhi High Court rendered a judgement in the case of HK Media Limited and Anr v. The test of “ Cause of Action” In online IP infringement cases, another ground for establishing jurisdiction revolves around determining the place where the cause of action arose.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Google (GA 2021). As a matter of fact, this is an illegal [theft-by-]taking, and Edible can introduce evidence within the framework of the Complaint to prove each cause of action. The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in the case on November 10, 2021. by Dennis Crouch. Edible IP v. Constitution. ” = = =.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 8, 2021

1 ) [2] (reported on June 7, 2021), one of the issues for determination was whether the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja possessed territorial jurisdiction to handle a dispute between members of Nigeria’s ruling political party. The cause of action arose within the Federal Capital Territory or.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The private international law issue was whether the Gombe State High Court had territorial jurisdiction in this case, rather than the Kano State High Court where the defendant/appellant alleged the cause of action arose? The issue of where the cause of action arose was clearly irrelevant.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 25, 2024

Application of Singapore’s new rules on service out of jurisdiction: Three Arrows Capital and NW Corp The Rules of Court 2021 (‘ROC 2021’) entered into force on 1 April 2022. Among other things, ROC 2021 reformed the rules on service out of jurisdiction (previously discussed here ).

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LawSites

MARCH 26, 2024

Starting in 2021, she alleges, she became “the driving force” behind ClaimDeck, while employed by both the law firm and the company. In her complaint, which you can read here , Diaz-Roa says that she started at the firm as an intern and quickly earned promotions as senior project manager and then director of innovation.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 31, 2021

However, the defendant/appellant challenged the jurisdiction of the Kastina State High Court to hear the case on the basis that the contract in issue was concluded in Yobe State, where it claimed the cause of action arose, which it argued was outside the jurisdiction of Kastina State. 2] (2021) 7 NWLR (Pt. 1776) 535. [3]

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Jane and John became aware of the Dossier in late April 2021, when it had begun to circulate among the Yale Law School student body. Shortly thereafter, beginning on April 23, 2021, Cosgrove and Eldik contacted Jane and John concerning the Dossier. .” What follows are extremely serious and shocking allegations: 49.

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Patently O

JULY 26, 2021

Government enacted the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) that created a federal cause of action. — Dennis Crouch (@patentlyo) July 26, 2021. These rights were further developed and codified in the various states, especially with the Uniform Law (UTSA) movement that gained traction in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2016, the U.S.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 20, 2021

10, 2021), plaintiffs were the heirs of decedent, who had previously died of mesothelioma. As we perceive it, any potential cause of action for Decedent’s wrongful death was extinguished when he resolved his personal injury case during his lifetime by way of settlement. In Welch v. Welch , No. M2021-00081-COA-R3-CV (Tenn.

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LettersBlogatory

AUGUST 23, 2021

It creates an exception to foreign sovereign immunity but does not itself create a cause of action. 1605A, does not just create an exception to immunity but also creates a federal cause of action). Credit: Cramos (CC BY-SA). The case of the day is Scalin v. Société Nationale SNCF SA (7th Cir.

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Day on Torts

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Plaintiff sent defendant pre-suit notice of his claim on August 28, 2021, then filed this complaint on November 18, 2021, asserting that defendant’s “negligence caused [patient] to develop pressure ulcers, skin impairment, and infection…” Defendant filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that the suit was filed outside the statute of limitations.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

S. _ (2021), the U.S. Because making ‘operational decisions’ is an activity common to most corporations, generic allegations of this sort do not draw a sufficient connection between the cause of action respondents seek—aiding and abetting forced labor overseas—and domestic conduct.”. In Nestlé USA, Inc. Doe , 593 U.

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Patently O

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

MASA argued that the order to eliminate entire patents is different than eliminating particular claims, since each patent offers a discrete cause of action. by Dennis Crouch. In re Midwest Athletics and Sports Alliance LLC ( Fed. MASA sued Xerox for infringing 20 different patents that all relate to printer related technology.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 30, 2021

Where the other driver in a car accident case died before suit was filed and the plaintiff failed to “timely file his tort action against the personal representative within the applicable statute of limitations,” summary judgment for the personal representative was affirmed. Luethke , No. E2020-00317-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Code Ann. § Code Ann. §

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Fordham Law News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The NCAA did not allow any student athletes to profit off of their NIL until July 1, 2021. [3] The NCAA did not allow any student athletes to profit off of their NIL until July 1, 2021. [3] The lawsuit filed by Prince and House has three causes of action. [6] 7, 2021), [link] see generally O’Bannon v.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Lady Brownlie [2021] UKSC 45 (“ Brownlie II ”), the Supreme Court held as a matter of ratio by a 4:1 majority that consequential loss satisfies the ‘tort gateway’ in Practice Direction (“ PD ”) 6B, para. This post is written by Joshua Folkard, Barrister at Twenty Essex. Background. PD 6B, para.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Under the new law in New York, successors in interest of “personalities” and “performers” who pass away after the statute took effect in May 2021, will have a cause of action for certain forms of unauthorized exploitation.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In February 2021, US Inventor and others collectively sued the USPTO asking the court to order the USPTO to issue rulemaking regarding discretionary considerations at the institution stage of AIA Trials. Case Dismissed : Judge Gilstrap dismissed the case in July 2021 — agreeing with the USPTO that the plaintiffs lacked standing.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 24, 2022

As a landmark judicial policy issued by China’s Supreme People’s Court, the 2021 Conference Summary provides a detailed guideline for Chinese courts to review foreign judgment-related applications. EB-5 Visa fraud judgments, but rejected the punitive damages awarded therein, echoing the same rule laid down in the 2021 Conference Summary.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The court described the case as “an unprecedented case for any court, let alone a state court trial judge,” but concluded that it was “still a tort case” and “based exclusively on state law causes of action,” primarily failures to disclose, failures to warn, and deceptive marketing. Chevron Corp.

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Patently O

MAY 17, 2021

The holding is important–repeated and specific threats of litigation by an out-of-state patentee can be sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction for a declaratory judgment action. [2] PerDiemCo LLC , 2019-2164, 2021 WL 1898127, at *1 (Fed. May 12, 2021). [2] 1017, 1024 (2021). [4] In the U.S., Luker , 45 F.3d

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 9, 2021

July 16, 2021), plaintiff and defendant were brother and sister. The second element required plaintiff to show that she “could not have discovered the cause of action despite exercising reasonable care and diligence.” In Pomeroy v. McGinnis , No. E2020-00960-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. internal citation omitted).

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Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

S. _ (2021), the U.S. Supreme made it more difficult for plaintiffs to prove standing when bringing a credit-reporting class action lawsuit. The FCRA also creates a cause of action for consumers to sue and recover damages for certain violations. In TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez , 594 U.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Tennessee is not only the Supreme Court’s first oral argument of the 2021-22 term, but it is also the first time that states have asked the court to weigh in on how they should share an interstate aquifer. Share Mississippi v. The case will be argued on Monday, and it will be the court’s first in-person argument in a year and a half.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

. § 55-8-136, which is a Class C misdemeanor, the statute of limitations for plaintiff’s action was extended to two years pursuant to Tenn. 28, 2021), plaintiff was injured in a car accident with defendant in September 2017. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(2). In Younger v. Okbahhanes , No. E2020-00429-COA-R10-CV (Tenn.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 15, 2023

5772 against him, Tingley filed a lawsuit against the state in 2021. Texas 22-913 Issue : Whether a person whose property is taken without compensation may seek redress under the self-executing takings clause of the Fifth Amendment even if the legislature has not affirmatively provided them with a cause of action.

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Patently O

MARCH 25, 2021

Montana 8th Judicial District ( Supreme Court 2021 ). 2017) refocused attention on a required nexus between the the defendant’s contacts with the forum state and the cause of action. The decision suggested to many that defendant’s connections should have a causal-link with the cause of action.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 4, 2023

In 2021, Xs brought an action before the Dubai Court of First Instance (hereinafter “DCFI”) seeking a ‘declaration of validity’ of a decision of the British Virgin Islands Supreme Court declaring the dissolution of X1 and appointing X2 as its judicial liquidator (hereinafter “the foreign judgment”). 338/2021 of 27 October 2021 ).

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At the Lectern

JUNE 24, 2021

In Sujan , the unpublished opinion of the Fourth District, Division Two, held that the plaintiff’s causes of action for. Superior Court (2021) 11 Cal.5th Tirado (see here ); and one more holding for People v. Renteria (see here and here ). 5th 381. (See See here and here.).

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 2, 2022

27, 2021, it formally notified New York that it intends to withdraw. Issue : Whether a court may deny a plaintiff with an antitrust injury proximately caused by a defendant’s antitrust violation a Clayton Act cause of action based on a multifactor, prudential balancing test of “antitrust standing.”.

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The Fashion Law

JANUARY 7, 2022

District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia handed Amazon another loss in May 2021. Following failed attempts by Amazon to compel arbitration and then to have the case transferred to a federal court in its native Seattle, Judge Liam O’Grady of the U.S. A “Straightforward” Case of Counterfeits.

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