Remove 2021 Remove Cause of Action Remove Court Rules
article thumbnail

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

JURIST

” The US District Court for the Western District of Texas originally dismissed SFFA’s original lawsuit back in 2021. The court found that the lawsuit was barred under res judicata because of it’s similarity to Fisher v. University of Texas.

article thumbnail

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

JURIST

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Unanimous Court Rules FTCA Bars Suit Against Federal Officers

Constitutional Law Reporter

S. _ (2021), the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Tort Claims Act barred college student James King’s claims of police brutality. The Court unanimously held that the district court’s dismissal of King’s claims under the FTCA triggered the “judgment bar” in 28 U.S.C. In Brownback v.

article thumbnail

Navigating Global Jurisdiction: The Indian Courts’ Approach to Online IP Infringement

Conflict of Laws

A pivotal development in this arena occurred in 2021 when the Delhi High Court rendered a judgement in the case of HK Media Limited and Anr v. The test of “ Cause of Action” In online IP infringement cases, another ground for establishing jurisdiction revolves around determining the place where the cause of action arose.

article thumbnail

In a first for climate nuisance claims, a Hawai‘i State Court allowed Honolulu to proceed with its case against fossil fuel companies

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The court described the case as “an unprecedented case for any court, let alone a state court trial judge,” but concluded that it was “still a tort case” and “based exclusively on state law causes of action,” primarily failures to disclose, failures to warn, and deceptive marketing. Chevron Corp.

Court 85
article thumbnail

Finding of conversion and fraudulent concealment affirmed where brother signed sister’s name on check

Day on Torts

July 16, 2021), plaintiff and defendant were brother and sister. Because plaintiff held a one-half ownership interest, the Court ruled that defendant “had a duty as the other co-payee to inform [plaintiff] of the check’s existence and, of course, to refrain from endorsing the check in her name without her authorization.”.

Divorce 59
article thumbnail

Statute of limitations extended to two years where defendant was given traffic citation after car accident.

Day on Torts

. § 55-8-136, which is a Class C misdemeanor, the statute of limitations for plaintiff’s action was extended to two years pursuant to Tenn. 28, 2021), plaintiff was injured in a car accident with defendant in September 2017. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(2). In Younger v. Okbahhanes , No. E2020-00429-COA-R10-CV (Tenn. Code Ann. §

Statute 59