JURIST

MARCH 26, 2021

Can anyone seriously argue that requiring Ford to litigate these cases in Minnesota and Montana would be fundamentally unfair?” ” The post US Supreme Court rules state courts have personal jurisdiction in product liability cases against Ford appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The decision, formally communicated to the parties on July 27, marks a pivotal moment in climate litigation. In this case, environmental and human rights organizations, including Greenpeace and Oxfam (“the plaintiffs”), had taken legal action against the Government of Spain, alleging inadequate action on climate change. Greenpeace v.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The e-discovery company DISCO said today it has entered into a long-term license with the international legal research company vLex to obtain access to its U.S. primary law library of cases, statutes, regulations, court rules and constitutions. legal research materials.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 16, 2023

Share In an opinion released on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that noncitizens subject to deportation do not have to ask the Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider its allegedly erroneous decisions before seeking judicial review in the federal courts of appeals. The case, Santos-Zacaria v.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 1, 2022

The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Civil law cases.

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JURIST

JUNE 16, 2023

” The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT), in the first round of litigation, remanded the matter for a new judgement, reducing the penalty on CIL from the initial amount of 1733.05 The post India Supreme Court rules country’s largest coal producer must comply with Competition Act appeared first on JURIST - News.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As noted at the end of last year, 2021 was significant for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. In June 2022, the Prague Municipal Court ruled in Klimatická žaloba ČR v. By Maria Antonia Tigre. Photo by Matt Palmer on Unsplash.

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MyCase

MAY 9, 2022

If you’re a litigator, your practice revolves around court deadlines. From criminal cases and personal injury matters to commercial litigation and class action lawsuits, there are many different deadlines to keep track of and conform to. . The Benefits of Legal Calendaring Software.

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ABA Journal

JULY 5, 2022

Insurance companies are facing new legal issues after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that there is no constitutional right to abortion. The…

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JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Ultimately, the court held that more stringent regulatory actions would have been insufficient to prevent the disaster since the size, direction and scale of the tsunami exceeded estimations for such an event. There is also a 2022 court case that found TEPCO executives personally liable.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 8, 2022

This post examines the reform and highlights the important changes it introduces to the Italian legal system. The post also illustrates the positive impact the reform is likely to have on climate litigation initiatives in Italy. Rights-based climate litigation has been increasing substantially in recent years.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The latest order from the panel enjoins the state of Alabama from using the 2023 map, finding that it continues to perpetuate the same Section 2 violations that the panel identified during previous litigation. Milligan, has been winding its way through the legal system for some time. The case, Allen v.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which allows for specific court rulings from mainland China to be enforced in Hong Kong, officially came into operation on Monday.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Court of Cassation, France’s highest court, ruled Wednesday to resolve procedural issues in favor of six nonprofit groups in their case against oil giant Total Uganda. In October 2020, the Versailles Court of Appeal affirmed. The CSOs appealed to the Court of Cassation.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2021. 2021 was a significant year for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. A first decision in climate litigation against private actors. By Maria Antonia Tigre.

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LawSites

JANUARY 26, 2023

So the publicity stunt of the robot lawyer sneaking into court is no more, as Joshua Browder , founder and CEO of the self-help legal site DoNotPay , yesterday pulled the plug on the prank, saying he had received threats from bar officials of prosecution and even imprisonment. Good morning!

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Ohio’s so-called Heartbeat Act was passed in 2019 and took effect after the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization that there is no constitutional right to abortion in the US. The results of the litigation, in both Ohio and in other states, remains to be seen.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 12, 2024

In an earlier blogpost we reported that the Amsterdam District Court ruled that it had international jurisdiction under the Brussels I-bis Regulation and the GDPR. The settlement addressed issues very similar to those raised in this case, as explicitly outlined in the agreement.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 25, 2021

Here’s good news: There are now a variety of cutting-edge cloud-based tools available for litigators, ranging from software designed to streamline the pre-trial process to mobile apps created for use in the courtroom. This is because deadlines are an inescapable part of your practice if you’re a litigator.

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MyCase

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

New technologies continue to evolve the legal landscape. In this guide, we’re breaking down what attorneys need to know about legal technology, including: . A brief overview of legal technology . Different types of legal technologies and their benefits . Emerging legal technology trends to prepare for .

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday they would hear the appeal of a lower court ruling that re-implemented Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) with the United States. The Supreme Court’s hearing has not yet been scheduled.

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Law 360

APRIL 14, 2023

The Supreme Court ruled that constitutional challenges to the structure of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission can be brought in federal court without first going through administrative appeals, and Validity Finance became the first U.S. commercial litigation funder to reach Certified B Corporation status.

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Mondaq

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Legal pundits often debate the merits of arbitration versus litigation in State Court. Depending on the area of law, arbitration typically is the favored forum of resolution.

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MyCase

JANUARY 4, 2022

Before online legal calendars were available, lawyers were forced to calculate deadlines manually — a time-consuming process that could lead to costly errors and malpractice. Is your firm still using outdated or clunky legal calendaring? Rules-based Calendaring . Running a law firm is no small feat.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Guest Commentary: Legal action in a time of climate crisis. It requires the UK Government to set, and meet, legally binding targets to reduce carbon emissions. Through affirming the CCA’s enforceability, the court case ensures that the UK Government is held accountable to its climate commitments. 14 of the CCA.

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MyCase

OCTOBER 20, 2022

When it comes to litigation, missing a deadline isn’t an option, and with so many shifting statutory and court rules to adhere to, that can be difficult to manage. LawToolBox is the most comprehensive rules-based calendaring solution in the legal industry. What is LawToolBox? LawToolBox Use Case .

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MyCase

JANUARY 26, 2022

Add to that the stress of never missing a court deadline or neglecting client matters ?— If so, then you’re probably not using the right legal calendaring software. To run an efficient and streamlined law firm, all you need is legal calendaring software with features that are best suited for you and your firm. Sound familiar?

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Guest Commentary: An Unexpected Success for Czech Climate Litigation. On June 15, 2022, the Prague Municipal Court, a first instance administrative court, decided in favor of the plaintiffs in the first Czech strategic climate case ( Klimatická žaloba ?R Eva Balounová *. Introduction. On standing. On adaptation measures.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The last few days saw two major developments in international rights-based climate litigation, with the adoption of a new resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) and a long-awaited decision on a climate case by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Recent Developments on rights-based climate litigation.

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Monday upheld an award of $1,143,627.96 in litigation expenses for the League of Women Voters of Missouri against Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft in a dispute over voter registration. in fees and $27,484.15

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2024

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Yonas Fikre’s challenge to his previous placement on the No Fly List can proceed, rejecting the government’s claim that his removal from the list rendered the lawsuit void. The decision, however, is seen as a victory for those who criticize the No Fly List as being overly inclusive.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 3, 2022

and Kaufman, assistant professor at New York University School of Law, ,argue that prison law — the legal rules that structure the day-to-day realities of incarceration — relies on tropes to narrow incarcerees’ rights. Prisoners are illiterate; no, they can read, write, and litigate.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit allowed the lawsuit to proceed against the NSA in 2017. The appeals court ruled Wednesday that the lawsuit must be dismissed. I would stay this case pending the outcome of [that] case before the Supreme Court.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 9, 2021

It is a common pattern where universities will force students or academics to go to court and then later drop the cases when it is clear that they may lose. The Supreme Court has now said enough. Nominal damages are enough to allow citizens to litigate the loss of free speech rights.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For all the discussion of how generative AI will impact the legal profession, maybe one answer is that it will weed out the lazy and incompetent lawyers. In fairness, the Missouri case involved a pro se litigant, not a lawyer, but that pro se litigant claimed to have gotten the citations from a lawyer he hired through the internet.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 16, 2021

On the contrary, this is the essence of litigation between two parties in an adversarial system. Moreover, the Supreme Court asserted that nothing to the contrary may be inferred from the fact that the injunction and the disclosure order operate in personam and that the infringement thereof triggered the consequences of a “contempt of court”.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 26, 2021

As was briefly announced earlier on this blog , on 29 January 2021, the Dutch Court of Appeal in The Hague gave a ruling in a long-standing litigation launched by four Nigerian farmers and the Dutch Milieudefensie. Oil spill in Nigeria and litigation in The Hague courts. Introduction.

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