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“Corners Were Being Cut”: Baldwin Shooting Already Has The Makings of a Blockbuster Tort Action

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The fatal shooting at Bonanza Creek Ranch already has the makings of a blockbuster tort action. ” The question is not whether but when the first torts lawsuit will be filed. .” What is clear is that there is an abundance of evidence to support a tort action even at this early stage.

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New York Times Loses Effort to Block Kai Spears Defamation Action

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On March 20, Spears’s attorney demanded a public retraction of the statements pursuant to Ala. We have previously discussed retraction statutes that can limit damages or actions. Here is Alabama’s Section 6-5- 186 “Prerequisites to recovery of vindictive or punitive damages in action for libel.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The First Circuit—like the Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits in other climate change cases—concluded that the scope of its appellate review was limited to whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. County of Maui v. Sunoco LP , No. 2CCV-20-0000283 (Haw. The plaintiffs plan to appeal.

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“A Stain on Our Democracy”: Vindman Sues Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Others for Witness Intimidation

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attorney and Trump advisor Rudy Giuliani; former Deputy White House Communications Director Julia Hahn; and former White House Director of Social Media and Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Daniel Scavino, Jr. It also seeks nominal, compensatory, consequential, and punitive damages; and attorneys’ fees and costs.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also dismissed defamation and related state tort claims. The court also granted motions to strike the state law claims pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute. Vermont Court Said Former Attorney General Could Be Deposed on Use of Private Email Account. Jacobson v.

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

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attorney Patrick Malone, who previously filed ethics complaints against lawyers representing the Trump campaign or the Republican party. The officers seek $75,000 in damages in their complaint but also ask for unspecified punitive damages. COUNT FOUR (Violation of a Public Safety Statute: D.C.