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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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In term-opener, justices will hear Mississippi’s complaint that Tennessee is stealing its groundwater

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The court’s decision could fundamentally restructure interstate groundwater law in the United States for decades — or the case could be dismissed immediately on the grounds that Mississippi has failed to allege the proper cause of action. Equitable apportionment cases started with Kansas v.

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Mobbing Red Wing: Federal Circuit Eases Declaratory Judgment Personal Jurisdiction against Patent Holding Companies

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ISI is a subsidiary of Trimble, and so forwarded the letter to Trimble’s Chief IP Counsel Aaron Brodsky located in Colorado. However, all the communications were apparently via Brodsky in Colorado. Personal Jurisdiction as Patent Law Specific but Not Patent Law Specific. This focus is consistent with our cases.

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Two cases alleging disability-based discrimination

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Because an on-the-job arm injury made it harder for her to conduct health inspections for Weld County, Colorado, Laurie Exby-Stolley requested an accommodation in the form of a new position with tasks she could perform. The case is Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado v. Arguing that the U.S. Exby-Stolley.

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Fashion Law in 2021: 12 of the Year’s Noteworthy Lawsuits

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It follows from the similarly-noteworthy July 2021 securities class action lawsuit that an individual named Jeeun Friel filed against Dapper Labs Inc., securities laws in the process, as the NFTs were not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The RealReal Files Anti-Competition Counterclaims Against Chanel.

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Update: Upcoming Hearings on Motions to Dismiss Climate Change Nuisance Cases in California and New York

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a consolidated case in which Oakland and San Francisco claim that five fossil fuel companies’ production and promotion of fossil fuels constitutes a public nuisance under federal and California common law. BP P.L.C. , Three weeks later, on June 13, Judge John F. BP P.L.C. , A motion for remand has been briefed.

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Cities, counties, and states score major procedural win in climate liability suits against fossil fuel companies

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Over the last five years, cities, counties, and states across the country have sued fossil fuel companies alleging that the companies violated state law in marketing their products as safe. Second are cases that allege the fossil fuel company activities violate state consumer protection laws. On April 24, the U.S.

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