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Maine attorney general sues big oil companies over climate change

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Maine’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against multiple large oil companies alleging negligence, nuisance, unfair trade practices, failure to warn and trespass as parens patriae. The post Maine attorney general sues big oil companies over climate change appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Philadelphia district attorney sues Elon Musk for PAC money giveaways for illegal lottery

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner filed a civil lawsuit against Elon Musk and America PAC on Monday. ” There may be a grey area in the statute, but since a lawsuit has been filed, the court can provide a clear answer on the legality of the petition. He’s paying them to sign the petition.”

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What is the statute of limitations for a wrongful death lawsuit?

Dwyer,Williams&Cherkoss

What is the statute of limitations for a wrongful death lawsuit?What What is a wrongful death suit? When a loved ones death was caused by the negligence, recklessness, or intentional act of someone else, the family of the deceased my bring a civil suit to recover some of the lost financial support and companionship caused by. Read More

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Court limits right to attorney’s fees for some civil rights suits

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Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of Virginia drivers challenging a state motor vehicle law was not entitled to reimbursement of their attorneys fees even though a federal district court issued an order in their favor that temporarily prohibited the state from enforcing the law and the states legislature repealed the law.

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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

Attorney at Work

The statute of limitations ran out due to his forgetting the deadline. These include statutes of limitation for filing a case, deadlines for filing motions, preparing for hearings, producing documents in litigation discovery or responding to a summary judgment. The firm had filed a voluntary dismissal back in 2014.

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US Supreme Court considers case concerning bankruptcy code, sovereign immunity of Native American tribes

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Attorneys for Lac du Flambeau Band (Flambeau) argued that Indian tribes do not fall under the foreign or domestic governments category. Attorneys for Coughlin argued that the code should be construed as to revoke sovereign immunity from Indian tribes.

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Bankruptcy and New Arizona Homestead Statutes

Diane Drain

Bankruptcy Issues After January 1, 2022 Changes in Arizona Homestead Statutes. The statute reverses the current statutory scheme where a recorded Judgment is not a lien on the homestead pursuant to 964(A) & (B). NOTE FROM DIANE: Gary Stickell is a very good consumer bankruptcy attorney. ” 522(p)(2)(B).

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