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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.” This section forbids the state legislature from passing “ex post facto” laws.

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No cause of action against employers for take-home COVID

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Responding to questions asked by the Ninth Circuit about California law, the court’s unanimous opinion by Justice Carol Corrigan precludes an action alleging a construction worker’s wife contracted COVID from her husband due to his employer’s failure to abide by government health orders at the beginning of the pandemic.

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Hawai‘i court allows lawsuit against state transportation department for failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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Judge Jeffrey Crabtree ruled that the plaintiffs in the case alleged a viable cause of action against the department. ” The court ruled that this law requires “timely planning and action, not meaningless or purely aspirational goals.”

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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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On 21 August 2022, China Justice Observer released the 2022 version of the List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. The full version of the 2022 List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments is available here. Written by Dr. Meng Yu and Dr. Guodong Du, co-founders of China Justice Observer*.

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BUYER NOT ENTITLED TO SELLER'S TAX REFUND

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and causes of action. And by a Decision & Order dated December 15, 2022, the AD1 determined that, pursuant to state law, the monies rightfully belonged to the party that paid the tax. with respect to the premises.”

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Small Tech Company Takes On Major Law Firm Over Ownership of Bill-Drafting Software

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A 25-person legal technology company in California is fighting back against one of the world’s largest law firms in a lawsuit over ownership rights to legislation-drafting software that each side says was its idea. We will not be intimidated into surrendering our know-how and intellectual property to a giant law firm like Akin Gump.

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Developments in Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities Through December 2023

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Previous editions of the report were published in September 2021 , March 2022 , and May 2023. All of these federal lawsuits include claims that the agencies approving the projects violated the National Environmental Policy Act, among other federal causes of action.