JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. Some things are happily left out of the courts.

Tort 33

Tort Statute Court Criminal Law 33

Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 29, 2021

A review of the case law suggests a strong tendency of the courts to apply the same choice-of-law rules applicable to private individuals. Thus, the general rule of the place of tort applies equally to corporations and private individuals. [1] L 199) 40 (EC), art 4 (1). [2]

Government 40

Government Laws Contract Litigation 40

JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Only when it became a public embarrassment did the Bidens send Major to Delaware. He was then sent away to Delaware with Champ. I have taught torts for three decades, including animal liability. Major was adopted in November 2018 from an animal shelter. He then proceeded to continue to bite agents and staff.

Tort 81

Tort Litigation Litigating Lawyer 81

Fordham Law News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

They all used bankruptcy to try to get out of mass tort claims. [1] 7] The first step is to create a new corporation, usually in a business friendly state like Texas or Delaware. [8] 8] The second step is to then transfer the tort liabilities into the new corporations. [9] 4] This strategy is known as the Texas two-step. [5]

Tort 52

Tort Court Technology Legal 52

JonathanTurley

APRIL 19, 2023

Many of us who teach in the areas of tort and constitutional law were uneasy over the impact of a verdict in light of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in New York Times v. Fox was recently hit by damaging rulings by Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis in clearing the path for the lawsuit.

Tort 37

Tort Constitutional Law Legal Legal 37

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Oregon Supreme Court Said Public Trust Doctrine Did Not Impose Obligation to Protect Resources from Climate Change. With respect to the scope of the doctrine, the Supreme Court said the public trust doctrine extends both to the State navigable waters and to the State’s submerged and submersible lands. (A FEATURED CASE. Chernaik v.

Cause of Action 96

Cause of Action Court Government Litigation 96

JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

To paraphrase Hamlet, there is “something rotten” in the state of Delaware. Filings in the Delaware Supreme Court this week were made public in the litigation involving Mac Isaac, the owner of the computer repair shop where Hunter Biden abandoned his now infamous laptop. and it is not the authenticity of this laptop.

Litigation 77

Litigation Litigating Court Tort 77

JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The “one free bite rule” is a commonly misunderstood torts doctrine — suggesting that you are not subject to strict liability until after the first time your dog bites someone. He was then sent away to Delaware with Champ. ” The courts agreed that they remain law enforcement officers, not some personal body guard.

Tort 45

Tort Litigation Litigating Laws 45

Conflict of Laws

MAY 12, 2022

Twitter, Inc is incorporated in Delaware, and has various subsidiaries around the world; Twitter International Company , for example, is incorporated in Ireland and responsible as data controller for users that live outside of the United States. ‘Twitter’ is not a monolithic entity. Free speech in the conflict of laws.

Laws 98

Laws Statute Litigation Litigating 98

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.

Court 42

Court Statute Government Litigation 42

JonathanTurley

MARCH 17, 2023

In the 42-page filing below in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware includes six privacy-related counts. Instead, he claims that the provision is void under a Delaware law setting a period of a year to obtain lawful ownership over abandoned property.

Tort 42

Tort Legal Legal Laws 42

JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This case pleads that everybody, even publicly elected officials and celebrities, is owed the right to sexual privacy and redress from our courts when they experience intimate partner violence.”. The use of emotional distress claims runs against the grain of various cases, including the Westboro decision of the Supreme Court in 2011.

Tort 41

Tort Cause of Action Court Constitutional Law 41