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A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2022

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2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. Courts in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have provided oversight of government climate mitigation actions.

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French Supreme court ruling in the Lafarge case: the private international law side of transnational criminal litigations

Conflict of Laws

After lengthy procedural contortions, the chambre d’instruction of the Cour d’appel de Paris (the investigating judge) confirmed the indictments in a ruling dated May 18 th , 2022. Here, the part of the decision of most direct relevance to private international law concerns the last incrimination of endangering the lives of others.

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San Francisco reaches $229M settlement with Walgreens after opioid epidemic lawsuit win

JURIST

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced a $229 million settlement with Walgreens on Wednesday after winning a lawsuit against the company in 2022. The case was in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The court ruled that Walgreens dispensed these pills without adequate due diligence.

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Timeliness in Supreme Court Practice

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The Supreme Court’s denial of Purdue’s request for a 30-day extension serves as a reminder that even in cases involving significant legal questions, the Court expects parties to follow its procedural rules and provide strong justifications for any deviations. 2022-1482 (Fed. Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.,

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Compensatory damages equal to amount plaintiff paid for home affirmed in fraud case.

Day on Torts

Where there was material evidence to show that plaintiff met her required due diligence, the jury verdict for plaintiff on her intentional misrepresentation and fraud claim was affirmed. M2021-01335-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 17175608 (Tenn. 23, 2022), the issues revolved around plaintiff’s purchase of a home. In Hogue v.

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Report: Summer School on the new Foreign Relations Law, MPIL Heidelberg, June 8-10, 2022

Conflict of Laws

MPIL Heidelberg, June 8-10, 2022. Supreme Court ruled that respectful considerations should be given to the foreign government’s submission on its own law, however, the federal court is not bound to accord conclusive effect to it. Report on the. Summer School on the new Foreign Relations Law.

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Dismissal partially reversed based on fraudulent concealment.

Day on Torts

M2021-00487-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 1404357 (Tenn. May 4, 2022), plaintiffs filed this pro se action that revolved around a newly built home they bought in August 2017 that had allegedly developed severe mold issues. In Simpkins v. John Maher Builders, Inc. ,

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