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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

As of February 2025, there are two pending climate cases in Japan, namely, Youth Climate Case Japan for Tomorrow and Citizens Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. The Nagoya District Court will consider whether private actors can be held liable for their GHG emissions under Japanese tort law. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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No tort liability in family business conflict.

Day on Torts

In a case about the demise of a family business, the Court of Appeals reversed trial court rulings for the plaintiff on tort claims of intentional interference with business relationships and conversion. In Grubb v. Grubb , No. E2023-01358-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. On appeal, the verdict for the plaintiff was reversed.

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SCOTUS to Decide If Family Can Sue Over SWAT Raid

Constitutional Law Reporter

The case is expected to clarify the application of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) to wrong-house raids, an issue that has divided the lower courts. 388(1971) and the United States under the FTCA, alleging that the FBI agents violated their Fourth Amendment rights and were also liable for damages under Georgia tort law.

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New England Law Boston Seeks an Evidence Professor

EvidenceProf Blog

New England Law | Boston invites applications from candidates for assistant professor positions to begin in the fall 2025 semester.We seek to hire individuals who are interested in teaching foundational courses, particularly Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Property, and Torts, and.

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California Bar Exam Managed To Be Even Worse Than Expected

Above The Law

Given everything that happened and having crammed every tort concept into their heads for the last several months, more than a few test-takers are thinking a free retake might not be the proper remedy. The plane crashes. The State Bar of California: You can fly again with us for free in 5 months.

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Justices consider next steps in murder case in which prosecution admits error

SCOTUSBlog

The court also denied the motion by Alabama and 18 other states to bring a case against California and four other states directly in the Supreme Court to block a series of lawsuits against fossil fuel producers, saying that those suits impermissibly sought to dictate interstate energy policy through the aggressive use of state-law tort suits.

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Ecclesiastical abstention doctrine not applied to defamation claim against Southern Baptist Convention.

Day on Torts

While the TPPA did apply to the case, the plaintiff employee met his burden of showing a prima facie case of defamation and the related torts alleged. 8, 2025), the plaintiff was a worship pastor at a church affiliated with defendant Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). In Garner v. Southern Baptist Convention , No.