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Chancery court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over defamation tort claims.

Day on Torts

Where the gravamen of plaintiff’s complaint was his tort claim for defamation seeking unliquidated damages, the chancery court did not have subject matter jurisdiction and the case should have been transferred to circuit court. In Lowery v. Redmond , No. W2021-00611-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. internal citations and quotations omitted).

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United Kingdom Supreme Court confirms that consequential loss satisfies the tort gateway for service out of the jurisdiction

Conflict of Laws

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. Three main reasons were given. Economic torts? Background. PD 6B, para.

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Pakistan dispatch: monsoons prompt concerns about official negligence aggravating environmental devastation

JURIST

There is no parliamentary statute, like the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 in the UK and Federal Torts Claims Act 1946 in the USA, that provides citizens the right to pursue tortious remedies against the government, nor is there any clear precedent set by the superior courts of the country that establishes the same.

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Account holders sue PayPal for allegedly withholding account funds

JURIST

Plaintiffs also alleged the tort of conversion, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment. PayPal also allegedly violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and the California Business & Professions Code.

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ECHR holds Poland court lacks impartiality, independence due to judge appointments

JURIST

Poland , a company argued against the Main Pharmaceutical Inspector’s decision to withdraw a product from the market. During the proceedings, Advance Pharma destroyed its stocks of the supplement and filed a claim for damages in tort against the state in 2014. In Advance Pharma Sp.

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States Expand Non-Disclosure Bans For Workplace Discrimination

The Crime Report

Covering wage and hour claims is novel among state NDA restrictions and the language about public policy mandates appears to be aimed at a tort claim that’s available for wrongful termination under Washington law.

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Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale (RDIPP) No 4/2023: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Once the main critical aspects have been identified, the article puts forth some reform suggestions to strengthen EU private international law mechanisms in the context of environmental mass torts. This issue also comprises the following comment: Ginevra Greco , Researcher at the University of Milan, Il c.d.