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US Supreme Court declines North Carolina appeal in undercover investigations case

JURIST

The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from North Carolina on Monday over the constitutionality of a state law allowing employers to sue employees working as undercover investigators. ” The denial from the Supreme Court offered no explanation or reasoning. The challenged statute, N.C.

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US federal appellate court expands immunity for CIA contractors in Guantanamo detainee case

JURIST

Zubaydah sought damages for suffering torture, using the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), which grants federal courts jurisdiction over civil actions brought by non-US citizens for violations of US treaties and international law. The ruling marks the latest legal development surrounding Zubaydah’s detention.

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Court takes up New York man’s bid for compassionate release

SCOTUSBlog

He contends that although Congress has specifically prohibited district courts from considering a defendants rehabilitation when deciding whether to reduce a sentence, federal law otherwise gives district courts broad discretion to reduce sentences when they find extraordinary and compelling reasons to do so.

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Dismissal partially reversed based on fraudulent concealment.

Day on Torts

Plaintiff asserted various claims against defendants, including breach of contract, fraud, intentional misrepresentation, and negligence, all of which the trial court dismissed as untimely pursuant to the three-year statute of limitations applicable to claims of injuries to real property. In Simpkins v. John Maher Builders, Inc. ,

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Summary judgment for defendants in premises liability case affirmed

Day on Torts

The Court noted that plaintiff’s only evidence that the cap was dangerous was the evidence of her own fall and the fall of the alleged other unnamed homeowner, and that “[n]egligence cannot be presumed by the mere happening of an injury or accident.” internal citation omitted). Code Ann. § This opinion was released 1.5

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The Chinese villages win a lawsuit in China to repatriate a Mummified Buddha Statue hold by a Dutch Collector —What Role has Private International Law Played?

Conflict of Laws

—What Role has Private International Law Played? By Zhengxin Huo, Professor of Law, China University of Polit’l Science and Law; Associate Member of International Academy of Comparative Law; Observer of the UNESCO 1970 Convention. The Jurisdiction of the Chinese Court: Prorogated Jurisdiction.

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Dismissal of Defamation and False Light Claim under Tennessee Public Participation Act partially reversed.

Day on Torts

If a party petitions for dismissal under the TPPA and “makes a prima facie case that they have participated in a protected activity under the TPPA, the court may then dismiss the action against them, unless the responding party establishes a prima facie case for each essential element of the claim in the legal action.” Code Ann. §