LettersBlogatory

AUGUST 23, 2021

In Nestlé , the court held that a “triple-foreign” claim (a foreign plaintiff asserting that a foreign defendant injured him in a foreign country) cannot proceed under the Alien Tort Statute, even if the claim is that a US company aided and abetted the wrong.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 20, 2024

Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that as a former employee, Stanley lacked a cause of action under the ADA. Raoul , 23-879 Issue : Whether Illinois’ sweeping ban on common and long-lawful arms violates the Second Amendment. In Stanley v. rescheduled before the Mar. Kentucky ex rel.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. Father Marian Pieczonka alleged in his complaint that his young daughter Natalie was at the park in Gurnee, Illinois for the Halloween-themed Fright Fest when a park employee dressed in costume jumped out of a port-a-potty and shot her with a squirt gun. 32; 285 S.W. 455 (1926). “A

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Tort Litigation Litigating Construction 44

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. Father Marian Pieczonka alleged in his complaint that his young daughter Natalie was at the park in Gurnee, Illinois for the Halloween-themed Fright Fest when a park employee dressed in costume jumped out of a port-a-potty and shot her with a squirt gun. 32; 285 S.W. 455 (1926).

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Tort Litigation Litigating Construction 43

SCOTUSBlog

JULY 1, 2021

20-219 , asks whether the compensatory damages available under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the statutes that incorporate its remedies, such as the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act , include compensation for emotional distress. City of Chicago, Illinois , 20-1214. Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller P.L.L.C. ,

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2024

When the cause of action arises under state law, courts must determine whether the defendant has sufficient contacts within the the courts geographic area of authority that it is fair for the court to exercise its power over them. City of Carbondale, Illinois , 24-57 Issue: Whether this Court should overrule Hill v. 15 and Nov.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. Father Marian Pieczonka alleged in his complaint that his young daughter Natalie was at the park in Gurnee, Illinois for the Halloween-themed Fright Fest when a park employee dressed in costume jumped out of a port-a-potty and shot her with a squirt gun. Illinois 47 Ill.

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Tort Litigation Litigating Construction 55