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India court dismisses sedition claim against Kashmiri politician

JURIST

There is nothing in the statement which we find so offensive as to give a cause of action for a Court to initiate proceedings. It also reprimanded the petitioners for filing a case when they have no relation to the subject matter and imposed costs of Rs. 50,000 ($684) to “discourage such endeavours.”

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Yale Law Students Sue Over Alleged “Blackballing” For Supporting Law Professor

JonathanTurley

That means that this professor is likely to be called as a witness in depositions and any trial if the case survives a motion to dismiss. ” One of the most sought after positions are “Coker Fellows” who work as teaching assistants. However, in ruling on such a motion, the court must assume all facts in favor of the students.

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Finding of conversion and fraudulent concealment affirmed where brother signed sister’s name on check

Day on Torts

Defendant signed both his own name and plaintiff’s name on the check, then deposited the proceeds into a joint account he shared with his then wife. The second element required plaintiff to show that she “could not have discovered the cause of action despite exercising reasonable care and diligence.” internal citation omitted).

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Carter Page Files $75 Million Lawsuit Against The FBI, Comey, McCabe, and Others

JonathanTurley

Here are the counts: FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT (OCTOBER 21, 2016 FISA WARRANT – ORIGINAL) (Against All Individual Defendants). SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT (JANUARY 12th, 2017 FISA WARRANT – FIRST RENEWAL) (Against All Individual Defendants).

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

” She even posted a walk-through video and insisted that she knows all of the governing legal rules. When police arrested Cochenour, they found blood on is clothing. __ In 2015, federal and state governments were cracking down on cosmetic contact lenses to give people spooky eyes. Her body exhibited “defensive wounds.”

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

She insists in the video that she knows all of the governing legal rules and shows the path in detail. In 2015, federal and state governments were cracking down on cosmetic contact lenses to give people spooky eyes. However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

In 2015, the federal and state governments are cracking down on cosmetic contact lenses to give people spooky eyes. However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers.

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