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Canada Supreme Court rules declaratory relief may be appropriate in First Nations treaty dispute

JURIST

Canada amended its constitution in 1982 and, in doing so, created a new cause of action for bringing treaty disputes. The Court held that this section of the constitution did not create a new cause of action for treaty disputes, but rather, the cause of action flowed from the treaty itself.

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Cause of Action? Personal Injury 101

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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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US appeals court rules University of Texas must face affirmative action lawsuit

JURIST

Abigail Fisher and Edward Blum, who were essential in the Fisher litigation, are now directors of the SFFA. The district court found that “the plaintiffs in this case and the Fisher litigation are in privity and the causes of action in the two cases are the same.” University of Texas.

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Supreme Court Rejects Cause of Action Under Bivens Against Border Patrol Agent

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that the authority of a court to imply a cause of action under Bivens v. While the Court did not overrule Bivens , it did emphasize that recognizing a Bivens cause of action is “a disfavored judicial activity.”. In Egbert v. Boule , 596 U.S. _ (2022), the U.S. Border Patrol agent. Border Patrol agent.

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

Conflict of Laws

Tower Vision Limited , [1] the Delhi High Court (“HC”) held that an appeal before an Indian civil court was infructuous due to a consent order passed by the Tel Aviv District Court in a matter arising out of the same cause of action. The Indian Supreme Court in Modi Entertainment v. Owners and Parties, Vessels MV Fortune Ltd. [3]

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No cause of action against employers for take-home COVID

At the Lectern

” “[E]xclusivity provisions bar a third party claim only when proof of an employee’s injury is required as an element of the cause of action,” the court says. Winning on the special relationship and workers’ compensation issues isn’t enough to get the plaintiffs to trial, however.

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8 Steps to Be the Rockstar Personal Injury Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

The statute of limitations is a time limit on a particular cause of action. Thus, keeping track of the information is an integral part of litigation support that personal injury paralegals should do, and the indispensable paralegals always do. Know the Litigation Process. Know the Statute of Limitations Period.