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Alianza Americas files class-action against FL Governor for flight of migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard

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Alianza Americas Tuesday filed a class-action lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on behalf of nearly 50 migrants flown from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The case is in federal court in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

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United States: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Recognizes Wrongful Discharge Claim For Employees Exercising Rebuttal Rights Under Personnel Record Statute - Foley Hoag LLP

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On December 17, 2021, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) held that an employee has a cause of action against an employer for wrongful discharge where the employer terminates the employee for.

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In a first for climate nuisance claims, a Hawai‘i State Court allowed Honolulu to proceed with its case against fossil fuel companies

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The court described the case as “an unprecedented case for any court, let alone a state court trial judge,” but concluded that it was “still a tort case” and “based exclusively on state law causes of action,” primarily failures to disclose, failures to warn, and deceptive marketing. Citing Massachusetts v. Chevron Corp.

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IEA v. Brazil: When a court accepts the legally disruptive nature of climate change

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IBAMA “present quite different typology and structure, specialized instruments and distinct political-legal approaches, in addition to the fact that their object, cause of action and demands do not coincide.” Brazil and Federal Prosecutor Office v. The court further noted that IEA v. EPA , Urgenda Foundation v. Federation of Pakistan.

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Supreme Court will decide government immunity issue

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A plastic surgery group filed a cross-complaint against the petitioner alleging causes of action arising from the purchase of a product the petitioner manufactured. Division Three will now address in a written opinion the merits of the writ petition. ” Here are the petition for review , answer , and reply.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

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The actions of third parties often cut off liability as a matter of proximate causation, though courts have held that you can be liable for creating circumstances where crimes or intentional torts are foreseeable. 1500 Massachusetts Avenue. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

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1500 Massachusetts Avenue. The Massachusetts case of Smith v. The retailer filed a motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ cause of action for failure to warn. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the actions against the manufacturers. Tauton High School District.

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