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NJ Supreme Court Upholds $1.8M Award to Woman Attacked on NJ Transit Bus

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The New Jersey Supreme Court recently decided to uphold a ruling that will award a woman who was attacked on an NJ Transit bus $1.8 million.

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Data on Choice-of-Court Clause Enforcement in US

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These courts will not, however, enforce a clause when it is unreasonable or contrary to public policy. The state courts in Florida and Connecticut have become more likely to enforce in recent years. The state courts in Georgia have become less likely to enforce in recent years. They apply federal common law.

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Cities, counties, and states score major procedural win in climate liability suits against fossil fuel companies

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In total, at least 25 cases have been filed in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai’i, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. The Supreme Court sided with the fossil fuel company defendants, ruling that appellate courts could review all grounds of the remand order.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. New Jersey Appellate Court Affirmed State Authority to Take Easements for Coastal Protection Projects.

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Liability for undelivered mail and the chilling effect of subpoenas

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It notes the acknowledged circuit split, argues that loss and miscarriage are sufficiently broad to encompass claims of intentional nondelivery, and argues that langauge in the Supreme Courts decision in Dolan v. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit affirmed. Konans cross-petition is too hard to handicap.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. New Jersey Federal Court Transferred Shareholder Derivative Action Against Exxon to Texas. and non-U.S.

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Red states urge Supreme Court to block suits against big oil

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While the Supreme Court routinely throws out lower-court decisions granting prisoners habeas relief, its fairly uncommon for the justices to summarily grant relief to habeas petitioners. California , 22 Orig. CVSG: 12/10/2024 (Relisted after the Jan. 17 conference.) Returning Relists Turco v. Relisted after the Jan. 10 and Jan.

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