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Colorado Supreme Court strikes down child sexual abuse law that allowed lawsuits over abuse from decades ago

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The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado struck down the state’s Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act (CSAAA) on Tuesday, ruling that the law violates the state constitution and is “unconstitutionally retrospective.” M árquez authored the opinion of the court. ” Justice Monica M.

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US appeals court rules University of Texas must face affirmative action lawsuit

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) can continue their lawsuit against the University of Texas Austin (UT) for racial discrimination in their admissions process. The court found that the lawsuit was barred under res judicata because of it’s similarity to Fisher v.

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Not a Trademark Case: Edible vs Google at the Georgia Supreme Court

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Google (GA 2021). This interesting case is pending before the Supreme Court of Georgia over the question of keyword advertising under Georgia law. As a matter of fact, this is an illegal [theft-by-]taking, and Edible can introduce evidence within the framework of the Complaint to prove each cause of action. Edible IP v.

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No cause of action against employers for take-home COVID

At the Lectern

Victory Woodworks , the Supreme Court today holds that employers currently can’t be sued for failing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to employees’ household members. Allowing liability “would impose an intolerable burden on employers and society in contravention of public policy,” the court says. In Kuciemba v.

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The Arizona Statute of Limitations Applicable to Collection Lawsuits and Non-Judicial Trustee’s Foreclosure Sales of Real Property,

Diane Drain

Folks, Folks Hess, PLLC (1/2021). 2007) (a cause of action “accrues” each time a party fails to perform as required by the contract) and Ortiz v. 2015) (each time the debtor fails to make a payment when it becomes due, a separate breach occurs and a cause of action “accrues”, starting the clock). Short answer: No.

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Fashion Law in 2021: 12 of the Year’s Noteworthy Lawsuits

The Fashion Law

Here is a look at a dozen of the many interesting and notable fashion lawsuits and legal developments that we saw in 2021 …. One of the most interesting lawsuits of 2021 was actually one of the quickest to come off of the docket. According to the declaratory judgment action that it filed with the U.S. Drip Creationz.

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Supreme Court Will Take on the Copyright Case Between Fabric Maker Unicolors and Fast Fashion Giant H&M

The Fashion Law

The years-long legal battle between H&M and pattern-making company Unicolors is going before the Supreme Court. The appeals court held that a collection of works may be registered under a single-unit registration, but that is only an option when the works were first published in a singular, bundled unit.

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