Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Supreme Court issued its first opinion of the 2022-2023 Term. In reaching its decision, the Court explained that equitable tolling “effectively extends an otherwise discrete limitations period set by Congress” when a litigant diligently pursues his rights but extraordinary circumstances prevent him from bringing a timely action.

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Statute Diligence Court Constitutional Law 52

Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

M2020-01438-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 168145 (Tenn. 19, 2022), plaintiff county filed this legal malpractice suit against defendant attorney who had represented the county in an underlying action filed by a former county employee. In Coffee County v. Spining , No. On appeal, dismissal was affirmed. internal citation omitted).

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Where there was material evidence to show that plaintiff met her required due diligence, the jury verdict for plaintiff on her intentional misrepresentation and fraud claim was affirmed. M2021-01335-COA-R3-CV, 2022 WL 17175608 (Tenn. 23, 2022), the issues revolved around plaintiff’s purchase of a home. In Hogue v. Code Ann. §

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Compensatory Damages Punitive Damages Tort Diligence 59

Patently O

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

2022-1623, -1624 (Fed. This underscores the importance of the non-movant diligently citing its best evidence of disputed facts when opposing summary judgment. I’ll note here that this outcome is in direct conflict with a 2022 jury verdict in Caddo v. Siemens Industry, Inc. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (AG) , Nos.

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Diligence Court Statute Technology 92

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 29, 2023

Vanuatu published the first draft of the resolution in late 2022. The question put to the ICJ must be a legal question within the meaning of the Statute of the Court and the UN Charter as opposed to a political question. The UNGA adopted resolution (A/77/L.58) 58) by consensus. The initiative gained traction.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 16, 2023

Division Three disagreed with the Second District, Division Seven, opinion in In re Brown (2022) 76 Cal.App.5th Moriana (2022) 596 U.S. __, __ [142 S.Ct. ” In an unpublished opinion , Division One had dismissed the appeal because the petitioner “did not diligently seek constructive filing of a notice of appeal.”

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Felony Court Construction Statute 40

FDA Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The PTE statute at 35 U.S.C. § 156(d)(2)(B)(i) specifies the PTO must “determine if the applicant acted with due diligence during the applicable regulatory review period.” . § 156(d)(2)(B)(i) specifies the PTO must “determine if the applicant acted with due diligence during the applicable regulatory review period.”

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Diligence Statute Entertainment Government 59

Patently O

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Rather than relying upon traditional judge-made principles of res judicata , Congress specified within the statute how estoppel works for IPR proceedings. by Dennis Crouch. On Feb 4, the Federal Circuit issued an important decision in California Institute of Technology v. Broadcom Ltd. and Apple Inc. 315(e)(2). ” 35 U.S.C.

Litigation 54

Litigation Litigating Diligence Court 54

Conflict of Laws

MARCH 2, 2024

While prior legislation contained limited references to criminal mediation – prohibiting it in gender violence cases and allowing it in juvenile justice – the subsequent implementation of the Victims’ Statute in 2015 explicitly mentioned the incorporation of restorative justice mechanisms into the criminal field.

Family Law 59

Family Law Procedural Law Laws Diligence 59

Conflict of Laws

APRIL 29, 2024

First, the European Parliament voted on and adopted the proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) with 374 votes in favour, 235 against and 19 abstentions (see also the European Parliament’s Press Release ). It introduces responsible authorities and a database of forced labour risk areas or products.

Laws 69

Laws Diligence Statute Contract 69

Foley Hoag LLP

JANUARY 28, 2022

The sponsors of the Fashion Sustainability Act hope to bring the legislation to a final vote in the late spring of 2022. Since being introduced, most brands have yet to comment on the measure and its potential implications for their ESG due diligence efforts. Reactions to the Legislation. The Act’s Implications for ESG Compliance.

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Diligence Manufacturing Attorney Drafting 40

Foley Hoag LLP

APRIL 5, 2023

In effect since June 2022, the UFLPA amended Section 307 of the Tariff Act by providing CBP with powerful new authorities to detain and seize imports made in any way with the forced labor of persecuted religious and ethnic minority communities in China.

Diligence 40

Diligence Statute Manufacturing Legal 40

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

In Minnesota, the district court granted the State of Minnesota’s motion to remand its case, which asserts state law claims under common law and consumer protection statutes. s consumer protection statute. On March 26, 2021, the court denied Exxon’s emergency motion for a temporary stay of the remand order.

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