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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

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To create the compact, each state passed statutes and, as New York’s bill of complaint indicates is a constitutional requirement for interstate compacts, Congress consented as well. However, in 2018, New Jersey passed a statute to withdraw from the compact, and on Dec. TitleMax of Delaware, Inc. However, the U.S.

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Supreme Court to decide forum selection case

At the Lectern

Division One ruled against enforcing a Delaware forum selection clause because the clause included a predispute jury waiver and because “California has a fundamental policy against such a waiver,” a policy that “could be violated if [the case] were heard in Delaware.” Covid statute of limitations.

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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. Delaware v. District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corp. , 1:20-cv-01932 (D.D.C.):

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Delaware v. BP America Inc. ,

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

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The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations. The cases from injuries last year are just now being filed under the statute of limitations, but it has been another bumper crop of Thanksgiving torts. The Delaware Guest Statute, 25 Del. Source: Pantagraph. __.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The companies filed their brief on November 16, arguing that the Fourth Circuit erred by concluding that it was limited to reviewing removal based on the federal-officer removal statute. In Delaware v. Delaware filed a motion to remand to state court (November 20). and County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corp. have concluded.

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