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Case of the Day: Scalin v. Société Nationale SNCF

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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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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

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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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

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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Nine new relists as the court approaches the finish line

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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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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

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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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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

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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Personal jurisdiction, habeas, and a possible replacement case

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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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