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Choice of law rules and statutory interpretation in the Ruby Princess Case in Australia

Conflict of Laws

Statute has left little of the common law untouched. US customers also waived their rights to litigate in representative proceedings against Carnival (the ‘class action waiver’) ( PJ, [27] ). First, a statute may impose a choice of law rule directing the application of the lex fori where a connecting factor is established.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 3/2022: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Since 2014 the American Law Institute2 now seeks to draft a new “Restatement” – the Third – of the subject, with the aim to clarify and perhaps to bring more uniformity to the resolution of conflict-of-laws problems. Examples drawn from existing drafts of new provisions may serve to venture some evaluation of these proposed changes.

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FDA Announces it is Ready to Act on Menthol Cigarettes, but its Success is Uncertain

FDA Law Blog

387 (notes to statute, § 3, ¶ 7). In addition, any menthol rule would require significant public comment and could likely face litigation in federal court. Premium cigar manufacturers previously articulated several reasons why regulating cigar “flavors” is fraught with uncertainty, and advocated for more specific guidance.

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New York’s Circular Firing Squad: Gun Groups Sue Over Latest Legislative Misfire on Gun Control

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An example is the recent New York public nuisance law seeking to make gun manufacturers liable for gun crime. I’ve discussed the New York public nuisance law aimed at gun manufacturers, a law that doubles down on a failed legal theory using torts as a substitute for direct legislative bans or barriers.

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FDA Announces it is Ready to Act on Menthol Cigarettes, but its Success is Uncertain

FDA Law Blog

387 (notes to statute, § 3, ¶ 7). In addition, any menthol rule would require significant public comment and could likely face litigation in federal court. Premium cigar manufacturers previously articulated several reasons why regulating cigar “flavors” is fraught with uncertainty, and advocated for more specific guidance.

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October 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. 1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, Inc. and non-U.S.

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April 2021 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. s consumer protection statute. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Koati. and non-U.S. Continental Resources, Inc.

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