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Defamation case dismissed based on absolute litigation privilege.

Day on Torts

Where defendant’s allegedly defamatory statements accusing plaintiffs of bigamy were made within the context of a declaratory judgment action, the absolute litigation privilege applied and dismissal of the defamation case was affirmed. This case is a good example of the absolute litigation privilege being applied. In Vanwinkle v.

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RabelsZ: New issue alert (1/2023)

Conflict of Laws

In the meantime, life goes on: children are born, couples marry and divorce, parental child abductions take place, etc. 1 Rome II Regulation, the law applicable to torts is the law of the state in which the damage occurred. Zheng Sophia TANG: Smart Courts in Cross-Border Litigation, pp. Under art.

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25th Volume of the Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (2023)

Conflict of Laws

In particular, it examines the recognition of ancillary judgments in divorce cases, concluding that they fall under article 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The decision is the first to recognize a corporate duty to mitigate climate change under tort law.

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It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere: Johnny Depp and the ‘Happy Hour’ of Self-Indulgent Litigation

JonathanTurley

It was recorded months after she filed for divorce, and, on it, Depp sounds entirely delusional. With jurors breaking for a long weekend, the tape was left to echo in their minds, unrebutted, for three days. Yet even that disturbing tape may have blowback for Heard.

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Depp-Heard Verdict Contains Relatively Rare Defamation-by-Counsel Liability

JonathanTurley

With the reduction of $2 million to Heard, that still leaves $8,350,000 — more than the $7 million that he gave up in the divorce. The defamation laws are far more advantageous for defendants in the UK and most plaintiffs try to litigate such claims in the U.S. There are a number of novel elements to this defamation case.

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Court clarifies factors to consider for fraud allegation related to attorney-client fee agreement.

Day on Torts

4, 2021), plaintiff filed a fraud claim against defendant attorney who had represented him for a portion of plaintiff’s previous divorce case. M2019-01395-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Plaintiff asserted that defendant had engaged in fraudulent billing and that defendant had “charged a higher hourly rate than agreed.”

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Opioid maker Purdue’s bankruptcy case comes before Supreme Court

SCOTUSBlog

At the same time, the dispute also raises broader questions about whether and when it is appropriate to resolve mass tort cases – that is, lawsuits brought by a group of people who have been harmed in a similar way, such as in a plane crash or by a defective product – through the bankruptcy system. In any event, the U.S.

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