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In a first for climate nuisance claims, a Hawai‘i State Court allowed Honolulu to proceed with its case against fossil fuel companies

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Starting in 2017, cities, counties, and states across the United States have filed claims (see here and here ) in state courts against fossil fuel companies seeking redress for the climate harms their products have caused. Many of these cases asserted nuisance and other tort law claims.

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Why does it worth hiring a Paralegal for your Small Claims matter.

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recommended to use a paralegal to draft your claim, defence or motion. They may help you to structure your pleading correctly, outlining the cause of action or relying on defence in a clear and precise language that is understandable for the Judge. depends on how you structure your pleadings or how do you plan your litigation.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2/2022: Abstracts

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Reimann: Human Rights Litigation Beyond the Alien Tort Claims Act: The Crucial Role of the Act of State Doctrine. Even after the Supreme Court’s dismantling of the Alien Tort Claims Act jurisdiction remains possible, though everything depends on the circumstances. Unlike the Principles, however, Law No.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The District of Utah held that the lease suspensions merely maintained the status quo and therefore were not major federal actions subject to NEPA; the conservation groups therefore lacked standing. Among the inadequacies found by the court was Ecology’s failure to consider climate change in drafting the permits. Living Rivers v.

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