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Certifying Questions To State Supreme Courts – Lessons from Lindenberg

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And even though the circuit grants less than 20% of such motions, the questions still have to be accepted by the state supreme court. 2018), which held that Tennessee’s statutory cap on punitive damages violates the state constitution. But the certification process is often a rough road. Jackson Nat’l Life Ins. 3d 348 (6th Cir.

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

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On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. and global climate litigation movement.

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“Corners Were Being Cut”: Baldwin Shooting Already Has The Makings of a Blockbuster Tort Action

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This incident could well prove a violation of a statute or regulation making the act “negligent per se.” 2d 774 (1998), bystanders can recover for emotional distress damages only when the injury is caused by a sudden, traumatic event and the plaintiff was aware that the event was causing injury to the victim. Legg, 441 P.2d

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The Supremes Give the FTC “Nothing but Heartaches”: Court Unanimously Rules No Restitution in Injunction Cases, and How Will This Ruling Impact FDA?

FDA Law Blog

The Supreme Court has handed down a decision in AMG Capital Management, LLC, et al. The question presented is whether this statutory language authorizes the Commission to seek, and a court to award, equitable monetary relief such as restitution or disgorgement. It did that by focusing on the text of the statute. By Karin F.R.

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Final Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

Breaking) News From The Hague: A Game Changer in International Litigation? 167-189 (available here ) Chen, Wendy “Indirect Jurisdiction over the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments of Foreign Courts in Compulsory Counterclaims”, Journal of Xingtai University 2019-04, pp. 11 of August 2000 (available here ), pp 19-128 II.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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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. Federal Court Found Flaws in New Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. and non-U.S. FEATURED CASE.

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Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

Breaking) News From The Hague: A Game Changer in International Litigation? 167-189 (available here ) Chen, Wendy “Indirect Jurisdiction over the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments of Foreign Courts in Compulsory Counterclaims”, Journal of Xingtai University 2019-04, pp. 11 of August 2000 (available here ), pp 19-128 II.