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Ford v. Montana: Supreme Court on the Scope of Personal Jurisdiction

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2017) refocused attention on a required nexus between the the defendant’s contacts with the forum state and the cause of action. The decision suggested to many that defendant’s connections should have a causal-link with the cause of action. ”

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Mobbing Red Wing: Federal Circuit Eases Declaratory Judgment Personal Jurisdiction against Patent Holding Companies

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1] The topic is personal jurisdiction –when may a Federal Court exercise its power over an out-of-state patentee in a declaratory judgment action challenging the patent’s validity. In addition, HHI’s prior licensees sold licensed products in the forum state (Minnesota), but HHI did not control those sales. Luker , 45 F.3d

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Professor Sues University of Louisville for Alleged Termination Due to his Transgender Views

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He taught and held clinical positions in psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School and the Medical College of Georgia. What is interesting is the latest skirmish in the litigation. SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION Violation of Plaintiff’s First Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech Content & Viewpoint Discrimination (42 U.S.C.

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Cities, counties, and states score major procedural win in climate liability suits against fossil fuel companies

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In total, at least 25 cases have been filed in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai’i, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. The plaintiffs strategically pled state law claims and refrained from adding federal causes of action to their cases.

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December 2020 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. On November 23, GM announced that it was withdrawing from the litigation. In Minnesota v. and non-U.S. 19-1189 (U.S.).

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January 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. The federal district court for the District of Minnesota scheduled a hearing on Minnesota’s remand motion for January 13, 2021.

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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. Fillmore County, Minnesota , 20-7028. 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.