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The Evolving Legal Landscape for Geologic Carbon Sequestration in the United States

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At least seven states have passed amendments in 2024 related to property rights: Louisiana , Illinois , Alaska , Pennsylvania , Alabama , Colorado and Wyoming. Illinois , Colorado , Pennsylvania and Alabama have all tied pore ownership to surface estate rights. Now some are turning their attention to pore space.

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Jury Hits Toyo Tire With $110M Verdict In Dispute With Rival

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An Illinois federal jury awarded Atturo Tire Corp. $10 10 million in compensatory damages and $100 million in punitive damages Wednesday, finding rival Toyo Tire Corp. liable for defamation, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, deceptive trade practices and tortious interference with Atturo's contracts.

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'Extreme' $110M Verdict Against Toyo Tire Slashed To $10M

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An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday cut a jury's award of $100 million in punitive damages to Atturo Tire Corp. in a dispute with rival Toyo Tire to just $100,000, saying the conduct "was not extreme" enough to warrant such a large finding, but kept intact the jury's $10 million compensatory damages award.

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Former ISU Football Coach Sues After Being Allegedly Fired Over the Replacement of a BLM Poster on his Door

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A former Illinois State University (ISU) assistant football coach, Kurt Beathard, has sued IS head coach and the school’s former athletic director. There is a new free speech case filed against a university this month. ” Beathard’s sign is not on its face an act of harassment or discrimination.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

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20-219 , asks whether the compensatory damages available under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the statutes that incorporate its remedies, such as the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act , include compensation for emotional distress. City of Chicago, Illinois , 20-1214. Cummings v. 1104(a)(1)(B). CVSG: 5/25/2021.