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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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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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September 2021 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. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. New Jersey Federal Court Remanded Hoboken’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies to State Court.

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March 2018 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. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. In re: Border Infrastructure Environmental Litigation , No. CLIMATE LITIGATION CHART.

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