SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by the city of Baltimore against companies that produce fossil fuels, seeking to hold them responsible for their role in global warming. The case now before the Supreme Court, BP PLC v. The companies appealed that decision to the U.S.

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The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Many players in the space, including activist investor Dan Loeb of Third Point LLC, who is actively trying to break Royal Dutch Shell Plc apart and who recently set his sights on luxury goods group Richemont, have argued that separating and streamlining these bulky groups is good for business. Bvlgari, TAG Heuer, etc.),

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The verdicts have shown that courts increasingly recognize climate change as a human rights issue, and that judges are prepared to order states – and now companies – to enact ambitious climate policies. The Hague District Court ordered Shell in Milieudefensie et al. An in-depth analysis can be found here. Conclusion.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 7, 2022

This post is an abridged adaptation of my recent article, Private International Law and Substantive Liability Issues in Tort Litigation against Multinational Companies in the English Courts: Recent UK Supreme Court Decisions and Post-Brexit Implications in the Journal of Private International Law.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 4, 2022

The recent Shell ruling by the District Court of The Hague raises the question whether Carbon Majors could also be sued outside the state of their corporate home and which law would be applicable to claims for damages or injunctive relief. – A Group of Companies‘ Cross-border Environmental Liability Before Dutch Courts.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 19, 2021

Prometheus Radio Project — about whether the Federal Communications Commission acted lawfully when it rolled back rules preventing a single company from owning both a newspaper and a TV or radio station in the same local market. The second argument of the day will be BP PLC v. Our case preview is here. Our preview is here.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The Court declined to review the companies’ other grounds for removal, finding that the “wiser course” was to allow the Fourth Circuit to address them in the first instance.

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