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Developments in Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities Through December 2023

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Key findings from the report include: Counties in Ohio are continuing to adopt binding resolutions to create restricted areas where large wind or solar projects are prohibited pursuant to Senate Bill 52 of 2021 (S.B.

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Worldwide: Is My Electronic Signature Valid? - McGlinchey Stafford

Mondaq

In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District affirmed the trial court's decision, agreeing that Ohio's Uniform Trade Secret Act broadly preempts not only causes of action for misappropriation of trade secrets but also causes of.

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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

SCOTUSBlog

Issue : Whether a court may deny a plaintiff with an antitrust injury proximately caused by a defendant’s antitrust violation a Clayton Act cause of action based on a multifactor, prudential balancing test of “antitrust standing.”. Disclosure : Goldstein & Russell, P.C., O’Donnell & Sons, Inc.

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Supreme Court Upholds Corporate Personal Jurisdiction Laws

Constitutional Law Reporter

Facts of the Case Robert Mallory worked for Norfolk Southern as a freight-car mechanic for nearly 20 years, first in Ohio, then in Virginia. Norfolk Southern noted that when the complaint was filed, Mallory resided in Virginia, and the complaint alleged that Mr. Mallory was exposed to carcinogens only in Ohio and Virginia.

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U.S. Supreme Court Renders Personal Jurisdiction Decision

Conflict of Laws

The Case Robert Mallory worked for Norfolk Southern for nearly twenty years in Ohio and Virginia. He has since been diagnosed with cancer, which he alleges was caused by the hazardous materials to which he was exposed while in Norfolk Southern’s employ. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. re-opens the door to suing foreign companies in U.S.

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Ohio Teacher Files Challenge to Mandatory Pronoun Policy

JonathanTurley

They include actions against both teachers and students for refusing to use pronouns due to their political or religious views. “ Geraghty is bringing five causes of action for deprivation of free speech, free exercise, and and due process. FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION Free Speech Retaliation (42 U.S.C.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

In Berea, Ohio, the promoters of the 7 Floors of Hell haunted house at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds appreciate realism but one employee took it a bit too far. The sophomore from New Miami High School in Ohio died from a prior medical condition at the at Land of Illusion haunted house.

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