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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Father Marian Pieczonka alleged in his complaint that his young daughter Natalie was at the park in Gurnee, Illinois for the Halloween-themed Fright Fest when a park employee dressed in costume jumped out of a port-a-potty and shot her with a squirt gun. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Father Marian Pieczonka alleged in his complaint that his young daughter Natalie was at the park in Gurnee, Illinois for the Halloween-themed Fright Fest when a park employee dressed in costume jumped out of a port-a-potty and shot her with a squirt gun. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Father Marian Pieczonka alleged in his complaint that his young daughter Natalie was at the park in Gurnee, Illinois for the Halloween-themed Fright Fest when a park employee dressed in costume jumped out of a port-a-potty and shot her with a squirt gun. Illinois 47 Ill.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

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In government-facing litigation, the government’s petition in Becerra v. We finish with good old private litigation. City of Chicago, Illinois , 20-1214. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit failed to appropriately reweigh the aggravating factors against the mitigating ones. CVS Pharmacy Inc. Pivotal Software v. Tran , 20-1541.

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July 2021 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. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 147.

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