JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

The circuit court’s decision is the first judicial rejection of the so-called “Texas two-step,” a novel and controversial legal strategy in which large corporations attempt to shield themselves from mass tort liability through bankruptcy claims. The entity with the tort liability then files for bankruptcy.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 12, 2023

Artificial intelligence programs are making inroads in the legal field, showing proficiency in two sections of a practice bar exam and getting used for the…

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JURIST

JUNE 20, 2021

The US Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a ruling that allowed several individuals to sue food corporations Nestlé USA and Cargill over child slavery claims, limiting corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute. The unnamed plaintiffs brought their cases forward under the Alien Tort Statute. In Jesner v.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Lady Brownlie [2021] UKSC 45 (“ Brownlie II ”), the Supreme Court held as a matter of ratio by a 4:1 majority that consequential loss satisfies the ‘tort gateway’ in Practice Direction (“ PD ”) 6B, para. Economic torts? Background. PD 6B, para. Three main reasons were given.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 9, 2021

Tort Choice of Law Rules in Cross-border Multi-party Litigation under European and Chinese Private International Law. This blog post is part of the article ‘Tort Conflicts Rules in Cross-border Multi-party Litigation: Which Law Has a Closer or the Closest Connection?’ Tort conflicts rules in China and the EU.

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Day on Torts

MAY 13, 2022

Where plaintiff submitted no expert proof to support his legal malpractice claim, summary judgment for defendant was affirmed. Plaintiff thereafter filed this pro se legal malpractice claim against defendant. In the instant case, defendant moved for summary judgment on the legal malpractice claim, which the trial court granted.

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Day on Torts

JANUARY 11, 2022

Where plaintiff had filed complaints with the Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) complaining of the same allegations that allegedly supported her legal malpractice claim, and those BPR complaints were filed more than one year before the legal malpractice suit was filed, summary judgment based on the statute of limitations was affirmed.

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JURIST

AUGUST 5, 2021

The government of Mexico filed a complaint on Wednesday against eight gun manufacturers, holding companies and distributors, alleging tort claims based on a “deadly flood of military-style and other particularly lethal guns” across the border from the US into Mexico.

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Day on Torts

APRIL 19, 2023

BirdDog Law is a website that provide access to legal information that Tennessee lawyers and paralegals need to better serve their clients. It is filled with free resources that will save you time and money. Interested in knowing the fax number for the Circuit Court Clerk in Henry County?

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Blackstone Career Institute

JANUARY 5, 2024

4 Facts to Know About Becoming a Legal Nurse Consultant Are you a registered nurse (RN) who wants to have more flexibility and control over your life? Consider using your clinical training and experience as an RN to expand your expertise by becoming a legal nurse consultant (LNC). Why Choose a Career as a Legal Nurse Consultant?

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 8, 2021

A couple of bizarre recent cases raise a question that we occasionally discuss in my torts class: the liability for suicidal acts, particularly jumping from buildings. Intentional torts can be based on either actual intent or reckless conduct. RESTATEMENT (SECOND) TORTS § 283A (AM. He later died at the hospital.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

19, 2022), plaintiff county filed this legal malpractice suit against defendant attorney who had represented the county in an underlying action filed by a former county employee. Applying the discovery rule to determine when a legal malpractice statute of limitations began to run can be complicated. In Coffee County v. Spining , No.

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JURIST

JULY 31, 2023

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Izhar Ahmed Khan is a 2022 LL.B. graduate of the Pakistan College of Law (University of London International Program). He files this from Lahore.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Depending on your state, wrongful death cases generally follow state tort law.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Specifically, the court will determine whether attorney-client privilege covers communications involving both legal and non-legal advice when the communication was created for the purpose of obtaining legal advice. If so, the tort claim must be litigated before the National Labor Relations Board, not a state court.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

and her husband have dropped a legal battle that they launched Feb. 9 in Connecticut to force the airline to turn over subpoenaed documents in an underlying toxic tort case, but the federal court fight is set to continue next door. A former flight attendant for JetBlue Airways Corp.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 7, 2023

” The Legal Intelligencer has published this more Pennsylvania-centric version of Everett Catts’s article covering the 2023/2024 American Tort Reform Foundation’s Judicial Hellholes Report. Courts in Tie for No. The post “Recent Rulings, Verdicts Land Pa. Courts in Tie for No.

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The Estrin Report

MAY 19, 2020

The launch comes at a critical time as the COVID-19 global pandemic adds pressure with personal injury, med/mal, products liability, mass tort, healthcare, workers comp cases and insurance claims on the rise. The best Plan B's are different, but.

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Law 360

JANUARY 29, 2024

billion judgment against Monsanto in the city's Roundup weedkiller mass tort sent shock waves across the legal community Friday, emerging as one of the strongest rebukes against the Bayer AG unit, and its second 10-figure setback in as many months over claims it failed to warn consumers of cancer-causing chemicals in the product.

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JURIST

JANUARY 1, 2021

The Iowa Tort Claims Act (ITCA) prohibits an award of punitive damages against the state. The ITCA is Iowa’s controlling law for tort claims against the state and state employees acting within the scope of their employment. Punitive damages are awarded as a way to punish the defendant and to deter that same conduct in the future.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

As there are no laws in Mali to aid the plaintiffs in seeking damages or civil remedies against foreign exporters, they brought their claims under US law, specifically the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act and the Alien Torts Statute. The defendant companies are Barry Callebaut, Cargill, Hershey, Mars, Mondel?z,

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 31, 2023

” The post “J&J Bankruptcy Ruling Undercuts Central Move in ‘Texas Two-Step'” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Blackstone Career Institute

MAY 3, 2024

Foundations of Legal Research using LexisAdvance® Using the powerful tool LexisAdvance® , this online certificate course will expand your research capabilities, improve your writing skills, and teach you the ins and outs of computer-assisted legal research.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 29, 2023

Torts such as online defamation, accidents involving self-driving vehicles, and other technological acts involving a foreign element have heightened the possibility of cross-border torts. Considering the complexities associated with cross-border torts, the European Union (EU) has enacted the Rome II Regulation.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 5, 2024

Symeonides, The Torts Chapter of the Third Conflicts Restatement: An Introduction, pp. 7–59, DOI: [link] This article presents the torts chapter of the Restatement (Third) of Conflict of Laws, as approved by the American Law Institute in May 2023. Enjoy reading: Symeon C. Eckart Bueren, Jennifer Crowder.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The proposal aims to ensure that the use of AI in legal work is transparent and accountable. Hallucinations are incorrect outputs that could lead to tort liabilities, consumer harm or regulatory breaches. According to a report by law firm software company Clio , AI can offer speed, efficiency and cost-effectiveness benefits.

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LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

2023 is off to a strong start – Wisedocs is thrilled to announce we will be attending and sponsoring events in legal, insurtech and insurance, workers’ compensation , risk mitigation, and more across North America this year. We serve the auto, liability, disability, workers’ compensation, tort law, and similar markets.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 21, 2024

In light of the test for obtaining leave and the relatively low number of cases in which leave is granted, this offers at least some suggestion that the top court is interested in considering the legal issues raised in the case. They are suing in tort in Ontario. The case has factual similarities to the Brownlie litigation in England.

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JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2022

Plaintiffs also alleged the tort of conversion, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment. A spokesperson for PayPal has responded to ArsTechnica, stating : ““We will respond to the allegations through the appropriate legal channels in due course.”

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SimplyLawJobs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Our partner’s The Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs are delighted to be offering live online classes , which start on Wednesday 26 January 2022. ILSPA’s Legal Secretaries Diploma course is equivalent to a Level 3 qualification. Introduction: General Procedures & Legal Terminology. ?Unit

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

212) KONDO Atsushi Human Rights of Non-Citizens and Nationality — The Peculiarities of Japan’s Nationality Legislation from a Comparative Legal Perspective — (p. 561) Tokyo District Court, Judgment, April 12, 2021 Applicable Law to Tort Liability — Infringement of a Right of Child Custody (p.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Groups including the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the American Tort Reform Association filed amicus briefs Tuesday in the appellate case of Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt talc unit urging the Third Circuit to revisit its January ruling dismissing the company's Chapter 11 case and saying en banc review is necessary to bring clarity to (..)

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JURIST

JUNE 9, 2022

The United States itself can be sued for the tortious actions of its law enforcement officers exercising their duties according to the Federal Tort Claims Act. A federal agent, Erik Egbert, decided to confront the guest who was legally present in the United States. The current case involved a bed and breakfast on the U.S.

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 2, 2021

The Court reasoned: [C]onceptually distinct though it is, simple negligence is a subspecies of these heightened forms of negligence, and in turn, these concepts contrast with intentional torts. The GTLA does not exclude claims based on heightened forms of negligence.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The plaintiffs seek legal remedy under the Federal Tort Claims Act , which provides for compensation for personal injury, death, or property loss or damage from a negligent or wrongful act of an employee of the federal government.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 4, 2022

The claim before the Supreme Court alleged malicious prosecution (also described as unreasonable seizure pursuant to legal process) against one responding officer, Pagiel Clark, who signed a criminal complaint during Thompson’s initial post-arrest detention. The elements of the constitutional claim match those of the tort.

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LawSites

JANUARY 11, 2023

Now, Gavelytics is rising from the ashes, in a sense, with the announcement that a relative newcomer to the legal analytics space, Pre/Dicta , has acquired the Gavelytics platform. Rabinowitz is a lawyer who practiced as an associate in Sidley LLP’s Supreme Court & Appellate and Mass Tort Litigation groups.

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