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US military contractor CACI to face retrial over allegations of torture at Iraq prison

JURIST

The lawsuit was filed in 2008 under the Alien Tort Statute , which allows foreign citizens to bring lawsuits in US federal courts for serious violations of international law. The contractor claimed it should not be held liable for conduct performed in Iraq under US contract, even if that conduct was found to be unlawful.

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Justices order vigorous enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts

SCOTUSBlog

The argument revealed a bench deeply skeptical of the uncertainty maritime insurance contracts would face under a lower-court decision limiting the enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in those contracts. The contract, like most American marine insurance contracts, called for the application of New York law.

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State responsible for allegedly dangerous condition on state-owned highway despite contracting maintenance out to city.

Day on Torts

Although the State had contracted with a municipality for the maintenance of a state-owned highway, the State still bore “the ultimate responsibility for inspecting and maintaining [the highway],” and “the contract did not absolve the State of potential liability for failing to do so.” The Court rejected this argument.

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Claim regarding retirement benefit calculation was not a tort claim.

Day on Torts

Although plaintiff labeled his complaint as a tort claim, the gravamen of the complaint was a dispute over “the amount, time and manner of payment of plaintiff’s pension plan benefits.” Plaintiff asserted claims for breach of contract, negligence, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Code Ann. § internal citations omitted).

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Court endorses private Section 1983 enforcement of spending clause enactments

SCOTUSBlog

Gorgi Talevski’s family brought a Section 1983 action against Valparaiso Care and Rehabilitation, a government nursing facility owned by Health and Hospital Corp. Jackson explained that two well-established principles prompted the court to reject HHC’s invitation to reimagine the statute and precedent.

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Australia’s statutist orthodoxy: High Court confirms the extraterritorial scope of the Australian Consumer Law in the Ruby Princess COVID-cruise case

Conflict of Laws

She asserted claims in tort and under the Australian Consumer Law ( ACL ) in schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ( CCA ) against companies behind the ship: Carnival plc and its subsidiary, Princess Cruise Lines Ltd (together, Princess ). The ship is registered in Bermuda.

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Proper analysis for petition to dismiss under Tennessee Public Participation Act (TPPA).

Day on Torts

The counterclaim asserted claims for breach of contract, libel and slander based on statements allegedly made online and to third parties by plaintiffs about defendant. Further, the trial court should consider any arguments regarding timeliness of both the petition to dismiss and the response thereto under the statute on remand.