JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

In October 2021, Danielle Thomas, former exotic dancer known as “Pole Assassin” (and the girlfriend of Texas special teams coach Jeff Banks), found herself embroiled in a Halloween tort after the monkey previously used in her act bit a wandering child at the house of horror she created for Halloween.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Steven Novak, an artist from Dallas, Texas, believes that Halloween should be a bit more than a traditional plastic pumpkin and a smiling ghost. Police were called to his home in Texas over a possible murder. The retailer filed a motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ cause of action for failure to warn.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 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. In October, the federal district court for the Eastern District of Texas denied the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction.

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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. ExxonMobil Asked Texas Supreme Court to Review Denial of Presuit Discovery Against California Cities and Counties. and non-U.S.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In October 2021, Danielle Thomas, former exotic dancer known as “Pole Assassin” (and the girlfriend of Texas special teams coach Jeff Banks), found not just herself but her pet monkey and emotional support animal Gia (who once performed with her in her act) in a tort lawsuit. Police were called to his home in Texas over a possible murder.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 1, 2021

In government-facing litigation, the government’s petition in Becerra v. We finish with good old private litigation. Petitioner Anibal Canales argues he received ineffective assistance of counsel at the penalty phase of his trial when his lawyer failed to introduce significant mitigating evidence, and that the U.S. CVS Pharmacy Inc.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

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. Circuit Found Deficiencies in Climate Change and Environmental Justice Analyses for Texas LNG Export Terminals. and non-U.S.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations. Indeed, this year saw repeated warnings of aggressive wild turkeys during mating season causing accidents and injuries. The result is a horn of plenty for litigators. Of course, some accidents have happy endings.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

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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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 8, 2023

In June, a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, had barred the ATF from enforcing the rule anywhere in the United States. They dismissed the Biden administration’s arguments against universal injunctions as “policy concerns” that cannot supplant Congress’s decision to allow courts to vacate actions by agencies that exceed their authority.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Sandra’s mother, Ada Mae, was the college-educated daughter of a prosperous Texas merchant and rancher. The Lazy B was so remote that Sandra’s parents sent her to live with her grandparents in El Paso, Texas, a four-hour train ride away, to attend school, beginning in first grade and continuing (except for one year) through high school. “I

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