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Cross-Border Litigation and Comity of Courts: A Landmark Judgment from the Delhi High Court

Conflict of Laws

Written by Tarasha Gupta, student, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat (India) and Saloni Khanderia, Professor, Jindal Global Law School In its recent judgment in Shiju Jacob Varghese v. It would also increase the costs of resolving any dispute, as multiple litigation proceedings may occur simultaneously.

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Do Lawyers Make Simple Things Difficult?

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Many lawyers come out of law school not knowing the practice of law but only the theory, and that theoretical underpinning can wreak havoc for some. Even looking at uneven pavement or a pothole gets some lawyers thinking of the potentially liable parties and the causes of action that could be asserted.

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

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Climate change nuisance litigation is entering a new and dynamic phase. 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. By Michael Burger. BP P.L.C. , BP P.L.C. ,

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U.S. Supreme Court Renders Personal Jurisdiction Decision

Conflict of Laws

This post is by Maggie Gardner, a professor of law at Cornell Law School. It is cross-posted at Transnational Litigation Blog. But Mallory argued that by registering to do business in Pennsylvania, it had agreed to appear in Pennsylvania courts on any cause of action.

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Liability for undelivered mail and the chilling effect of subpoenas

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In an unusual move, Konan, reprented by the Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, has filed a conditional cross-petition ( Konan v. It argues that there is a circuit split on the question when litigants can bring federal challenges to state investigatory demands. First Choice now petitions for review.

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Professor Sues University of Louisville for Alleged Termination Due to his Transgender Views

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What is interesting is the latest skirmish in the litigation. The editors of the legal site Above the Law have repeatedly swatted down objections to the loss of free speech and viewpoint diversity in the media and academia. THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION Violation of Plaintiffs’ Right to be Free from Unconstitutional Conditions (42 U.S.C.

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Legal Tech Look-Back – 12.19.07: Federal Judge Tosses Class Action Seeking to Shut Down Avvo

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Technology journalist Declan McCullagh, writing at the time of the launch, found it “riddled with bizarre errors, profiles of attorneys who have been dead for more than a century and inexplicable scores in which some felons received better ratings than law school deans and internationally renowned litigators.”.

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