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Understanding the cause of action in California legal proceedings

OneLegal

The post Understanding the cause of action in California legal proceedings appeared first on One Legal. Understanding how CoAs operate is important for lawyers to understand. Read our article for a comprehensive breakdown and get up to speed.

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Lawyers Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Concede Weaker Points At Oral Arguments

Above The Law

However, at oral argument, I explicitly told the judge that I thought that two of the causes of action really warranted dismissal and a more thorough look from the court and that I understood if the court did not want to dismiss the other causes of action. You can reach Jordan through email at jordan@rothman.law.

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Colorado Supreme Court strikes down child sexual abuse law that allowed lawsuits over abuse from decades ago

JURIST

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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Cause of Action? Personal Injury 101

LegalReader

Each state has their own laws about how long from the date of the accident you have to file your personal injury suit.

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City of Buffalo sues gun manufacturers for fueling gun violence

JURIST

Buffalo claims that the ghost gun defendants violate, circumvent and assist their customers in evading gun laws designed to protect public safety. The complaint asserts three causes of action against the manufacturers for violations of New York’s General Business law.

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New York Court of Appeals allows lawsuit alleging racial property tax disparities in New York City to go forward

JURIST

Under New York state law , a plaintiff is required to include a claim upon which the plaintiff is entitled to relief. Both the state of New York and the city of New York City filed to dismiss the case alleging it wasn’t adequately pleaded under both state and federal law.

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No wrongful foreclosure cause of action in Tennessee.

Day on Torts

Tennessee does not recognize a common law cause of action for wrongful foreclosure. Plaintiff filed a complaint asserting several causes of action, but only appealed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment on the tort claim of wrongful foreclosure. Wilmington Trust, N.A. , E2021-00378-SC-R11-CV, — S.W.3d