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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

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The case is unique for a number of reasons – it is the first climate damages case against fossil fuel companies filed in Puerto Rico, the first climate case against fossil fuel companies alleging harms against cities as a class of plaintiffs, and the first climate case to include Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) claims.

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

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 23, 2021

This incident could well prove a violation of a statute or regulation making the act “negligent per se.” The crew could sue for a reckless act on the set under these rules though members could face serious pre-trial litigation under the elements to these rules. They could also seek punitive damages in such a case.

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Certifying Questions To State Supreme Courts – Lessons from Lindenberg

SquirePattonBoggs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

2018), which held that Tennessee’s statutory cap on punitive damages violates the state constitution. Not long after that decision, the Tennessee Supreme Court took the unusual step of calling out Lindenberg as “unpersuasive” even though the statute was not at issue in that case. Jackson Nat’l Life Ins. 3d 348 (6th Cir.

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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

APRIL 23, 2021

It did that by focusing on the text of the statute. Indeed, the first (and very succinct) point in the Court’s analysis of the statute is that “the language [of §13(b)] refers only to injunctions.” Id. Blumberg, who was then the FDA’s Deputy Chief Counsel for Litigation, can be found at 58 Food and Drug L.J. 129 (2003).

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Condé Nast Says Models Are “Inhibiting Free Speech” in Vogue Runway Lawsuit

The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Such editorial – versus commercial – use of runway imagery stands in the way of the models’ ability to make plausible right of publicity claims, per Condé, as “it is well-established that … recovery under New York’s right of publicity statute is strictly prohibited unless a person’s likeness is used for trade or advertising purposes.”.

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Final Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 30, 2023

Breaking) News From The Hague: A Game Changer in International Litigation? 73-88 (available here ) Grodl, Lukas “Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine – post Brexit Applicability in Transnational Litigation”, Casopis pro právní vedu a praxis 30 (2022), pp. Essays in International Litigation for Lord Collins, Oxford 2022, pp.

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Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

APRIL 4, 2023

Breaking) News From The Hague: A Game Changer in International Litigation? 73-88 (available here ) Grodl, Lukas “Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine – post Brexit Applicability in Transnational Litigation”, Casopis pro právní vedu a praxis 30 (2022), pp. Essays in International Litigation for Lord Collins, Oxford 2022, pp.

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