Conflict of Laws

JULY 5, 2021

Supreme Court decision in March 2021 in Ford vs. Montana now permits the exercise of specific jurisdiction when the claim arises out of or is (sufficiently) “related” to the defendant’s in-state contacts and activities. It was often assumed that the claim must have “arisen out of” the defendant’s forum contacts: what did that mean?

Contract 52

Contract Procedural Law Court Laws 52

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The appellate court also agreed with the court below that it was not appropriate to recognize a new tort of “intentional investment in abnormally dangerous activities” advocated by the plaintiffs on behalf of future generations.

Litigation 40

Litigation Litigating Attorney Court 40

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Montana Federal Court Denied Requests to Stop Work on Keystone Pipeline, Asked for More Briefing on Separation of Powers Issues. In two lawsuits challenging the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, the federal district court for the District of Montana denied requests to enjoin work on the pipeline. Bernhardt , No.

Cause of Action 96

Cause of Action Court Government Litigation 96

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Montana Federal Court Declined to Stay Proceedings in Environmental Groups and States’ Challenge to Lifting of Moratorium on Federal Coal Leasing. Montana Federal Court Said Biden Revocation of Keystone XL Permit Did Not Moot Pipeline Challenge; Parties in Separate Case Agreed to Dismissal of Challenge to Permit. Sierra Club v.

Court 42

Court Statute Government Litigation 42

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 28, 2021

The three Iraqis sued in the United States, claiming that they were abused by employees of CACI Premier Technology while detained at Abu Ghraib. corporations can be sued for violations of the Alien Tort Statute, the law on which the Iraqi plaintiffs were relying, at all. And in the second case, Montana and Wyoming v.

Immigration 98

Immigration Court Government Education 98