Day on Torts

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Before his death, decedent filed suit for personal injury and loss of consortium in West Virginia. The Court explained: Here, Decedent brought suit in West Virginia for personal injury and loss of consortium. Decedent was, obviously, still living at the time of his reaching a settlement in the West Virginia litigation. …

Personal Injury 59

Personal Injury Tort Cause of Action Litigation 59

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

That much was clear given his response to finding fake spiders scattered around the West Virginia office for Halloween. 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.

Tort 50

Tort Litigation Litigating Construction 50

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

That much was clear given his response to finding fake spiders scattered around the West Virginia office for Halloween. 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.

Tort 48

Tort Litigation Litigating Construction 48

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Ergon-West Virginia, Inc. They asserted five causes of action: a claim under NEPA and the Administrative Procedure Act; breaches of the 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty, the 1855 Lame Bull Treaty, the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty; and a failure to adhere to the Department of the Interior’s tribal consultation policies.

Court 57

Court Government Litigation Litigating 57

SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It acknowledges a “shallow conflict” on whether federal law impliedly preempts such causes of action, but recommends the court not take the case. West Virginia v. The solicitor general’s office has now filed its brief. relisted after the Sept. 15 conferences). Environmental Protection Agency , 20-1530.

Court 92

Court Government Cause of Action Manufacturing 92

JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

That much was clear given his response to finding fake spiders scattered around the West Virginia office for Halloween. 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.

Tort 61

Tort Litigation Litigating Construction 61

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

West Virginia v. The Court found that this case and the ecological hotspots case “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.”

Litigation 40

Litigation Litigating Court Laws 40