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US and UK Rohingya refugees sue Facebook alleging dissemination of ‘hateful and dangerous misinformation’

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The causes of action in the suit include strict product liability and negligence, and specifically addresses the following questions of law: whether Facebook (i.e. The causes of action in the suit include strict product liability and negligence, and specifically addresses the following questions of law: whether Facebook (i.e.

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

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On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. and global climate litigation movement.

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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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Please note that in the German case , the Saarbrücken Regional Court of Germany refused to recognize and enforce a Chinese judgment on the ground of lack of reciprocity, despite the fact that, as early as 2013, China confirmed that there was reciprocity between the two countries.

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Small Tech Company Takes On Major Law Firm Over Ownership of Bill-Drafting Software

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But Akin Gump, in its complaint for damages and injunctive relief filed in the District of Columbia Superior Court and in a petition to the U.S. This litigation should be a warning to all innovative legal technology providers.”. 2022 CA 004744 B, filed in the Civil Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

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By Chloe Co-Founder is Suing Bain Capital, Other Investors in Trademark Battle Over the Buzzy Vegan Brand

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In the midst of Haber’s “scheme to ‘milk’ Chloe’s name” without her involvement or authorization, Coscarelli asserts that her corporate entity Chef Chloe LLC and ESquared “were litigating various disputes” related to ownership of the company. ” Fast forward to early this year, and Judge Jesse Furman of the U.S.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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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. Federal Court Found Flaws in New Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. and non-U.S. FEATURED CASE.

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Condé Nast Says Models Are “Inhibiting Free Speech” in Vogue Runway Lawsuit

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On the heels of the high fashion retailer and the magazine publisher pushing back against the models’ claims in respective motions to dismiss, and a New York federal court stripping down the case, Condé Nast is trying to get the rest of the case – including the plaintiffs’ right of publicity and unjust enrichment claims – tossed out. .

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