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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

However, it’s essential to understand that the kind of litigation paralegal role you choose will influence your job satisfaction. This is because some paralegals might prefer a corporate setting as an in-house paralegal, while others might thrive in a law firm setting working in civil litigation or other commercial litigation.

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Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe

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On March 9, 2023, the Japanese Supreme Court refused to hear the first climate change litigation brought before it without specifying substantive reasons. Background information about the general climate context and litigation in Japan is available in a previous blog post. The judgment by the Osaka High Court was thus upheld.

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AMAZON AVERTS ABSOLUTE ADVERSITY

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Interestingly, the litigation was dismissed as the district judge was of the view it was for the U.S. On appeal, in a decision dated October 18, 2022, the Second Circuit concurred with the bulk of the lower court’s analysis but, in the absence of a statutory bar, reinstated that part of the case which sought injunctive relief. [It

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Summary Judgment Denial and Its Ramifications for Attorney Fee Motions

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The Proceedings: The district court issued its claim construction back in 2016, but rather than quickly granting summary judgment of non-infringement, it stayed the case pending outcome of parallel inter partes reviews challenging the patents’ validity. . or the unreasonable manner in which the case was litigated.”

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SCOTUS Sides With Death Row Inmate in DNA-Testing Case

Constitutional Law Reporter

According to the Court majority, when a prisoner pursues state post-conviction DNA testing through the state-provided litigation process, the statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. 1983 procedural due process claim begins to run at the end of the state-court litigation.

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Ninth Circuit Holds Berkeley’s Gas Ban Preempted by U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act

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The court overturned a District Court ruling to invalidate a Berkeley, California, prohibition on natural gas infrastructure in newly-constructed buildings. Berkeley’s so-called “natural gas ban” was the first local ordinance in the country to effectively require all-electric construction of new buildings.

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Patent Law at the Supreme Court February 2022

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Rather, an appellant must show concrete injury caused by the PTAB decision and redressability of that injury. The parties settled the litigation before the IPRs were complete, but agreed that the IPRs could continue. The settlement also included a license to thousands of Qualcomm patents. ” Eligibility : American Axle v.

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