ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
The court described the case as “an unprecedented case for any court, let alone a state court trial judge,” but concluded that it was “still a tort case” and “based exclusively on state law causes of action,” primarily failures to disclose, failures to warn, and deceptive marketing. Citing Massachusetts v. Chevron Corp.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Yet it significantly advances climate litigation in Brazil, with important consequences for future cases. This is the first time that a court has drawn the differences between environmental and climate litigation. However, providing greater specificity to climate claims could be a ‘ watershed ’ to some climate litigation cases.
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The Fashion Law
DECEMBER 20, 2021
This year, the filing of a number of fashion and broader retail industry lawsuits and developments in previously-filed ones stood out in the crowded landscape of litigation in many cases because they indicate larger trends within the fashion space. According to the declaratory judgment action that it filed with the U.S.
At the Lectern
JULY 28, 2022
A plastic surgery group filed a cross-complaint against the petitioner alleging causes of action arising from the purchase of a product the petitioner manufactured. ” The plastic surgeons have argued “the parties merely agreed that Boston courts are an alternative forum for litigation.” Inevitable discovery.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 30, 2022
1500 Massachusetts Avenue. The Massachusetts case of Smith v. The retailer filed a motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ cause of action for failure to warn. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers. Tauton High School District.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 31, 2021
The actions of third parties often cut off liability as a matter of proximate causation, though courts have held that you can be liable for creating circumstances where crimes or intentional torts are foreseeable. 1500 Massachusetts Avenue. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
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. HERE ARE RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE LITIGATION CHART. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.
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