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Mexico Sues U.S. Gun Firms for ‘Abetting’ Cartel Violence

The Crime Report

Along with Interstate, the defendants named are Springfield, Massachusetts-headquartered Smith & Wesson; Barrett Firearms; Beretta USA; Colt’s Manufacturing; Glock Inc.; Congress enacted that statute with only U.S. Mexico also seeks punitive damages and disgorgement of the gun-makers’ profits.

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New U.S Legislation Would Require Forced Labor Audits

Foley Hoag LLP

Securities and Exchange Commission, that: (1) has annual, worldwide gross receipts exceeding $500 million; and (2) is involved in the mining, production, or manufacture of goods for sale. The legislation would add to existing measures recently codified into U.S. The post New U.S

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, Inc.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion by a truck trailer manufacturers trade group to stay the final rule adopted by the U.S. Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, Inc. The court also granted motions to strike the state law claims pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute.

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