CARET Legal

JUNE 28, 2024

The life of a litigator is a whirlwind of cases, clients, and court dates. Amidst this chaos, tracking court deadlines can be stressful and risky. They calculate deadlines based on case type and the associated court rules and sync them to your calendar in seconds. But how exactly does it work ?

Litigating 115

Litigating Litigation Calendaring Court 115

JURIST

JUNE 22, 2022

The court found that the lawsuit was barred under res judicata because of it’s similarity to Fisher v. Abigail Fisher and Edward Blum, who were essential in the Fisher litigation, are now directors of the SFFA. University of Texas.

Court Rules 211

Court Rules Court Cause of Action Litigation 211

JURIST

MARCH 8, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Uzuegbunam v. During litigation, the college dropped the policy and argued that the students no longer had standing to continue the litigation. The post US Supreme Court rules for student in campus free speech case appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

Court Rules 197

Court Rules Compensatory Damages Court Litigation 197

JURIST

JUNE 16, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Wednesday that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) partially preempts a California law that invalidates waivers of the right to assert representative claims under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Justice Alito wrote the opinion of the Court.

Court Rules 204

Court Rules Court Laws Contract 204

Attorney at Work

AUGUST 25, 2021

Here’s good news: There are now a variety of cutting-edge cloud-based tools available for litigators, ranging from software designed to streamline the pre-trial process to mobile apps created for use in the courtroom. This is because deadlines are an inescapable part of your practice if you’re a litigator.

Calendaring 246

Calendaring Litigation Litigating Court Rules 246

JURIST

MARCH 7, 2024

This law comes after weeks of debate following the February 16 Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos are considered children under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. The legislative effort to protect IVF providers from litigation followed criticism resulting from the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling.

Court Rules 222

Court Rules Resume Services Cause of Action Court 222

JURIST

MAY 27, 2022

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrote that the ruling “ devalues the lives of [Bissonnette’s] victims” and called the opinion a “grave injustice that calls for action from Parliament.”

Court Rules 291

Court Rules Court Constitutional Law Litigating 291

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 1, 2022

The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Civil law cases.

Litigation 143

Litigation Litigating Construction Tort 143

JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2023

Equitable tolling is “when a litigant diligently pursues his rights but extraordinary circumstances prevent him from bringing a timely action,” so courts can extend the limitations period. Any claim filed after that means “a veteran could potentially recover decades’ worth of retroactive payments.”

Court Rules 211

Court Rules Court Diligence Litigation 211

Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

Litigation 126

Litigation Litigating Court Finance 126

JURIST

MARCH 24, 2022

Sotomayor wrote separately “to underscore the interaction between prison officials’ obligations to set such rules and the exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Because I think Ramirez’s claims either do not warrant equitable relief or are procedurally barred, I respectfully dissent.

Court Rules 197

Court Rules Court Litigation Litigating 197

JURIST

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The appellate court ruled similarly in 2020. Upon appeal, with several labor lawyers’ associations and local employers as amici , the Illinois Supreme Court stated that the legislative intent behind the WCA was to provide financial support to injured workers and compensability depended on the type of injury sustained.

Court Rules 209

Court Rules Laws Court Finance 209

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2024

In a transformative moment for European and global climate litigation, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled today that the state has a positive duty to adopt, and effectively implement in practice, regulations and measures capable of mitigating the existing and potentially irreversible future effects of climate change.

Litigation 138

Litigation Litigating Court Government 138

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The decision, formally communicated to the parties on July 27, marks a pivotal moment in climate litigation. However, the Supreme Court found that the Spanish Government had complied with the Paris Agreement and the EU legislation. Spain II Decision Fast forward to June 2023, and the Supreme Court’s final ruling on Greenpeace v.

Litigation 139

Litigation Litigating Government Drafting 139

JURIST

MARCH 27, 2024

A three-judge panel of the Fifth District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a controversial Texas law, Senate Bill (SB) 4 , will remain on hold as litigation continues. SB4, the controversial Texas law that is the subject of this continued litigation, was originally signed into law in December 2023.

Immigration 138

Immigration Litigating Litigation Laws 138

JURIST

DECEMBER 26, 2022

A two-judge bench of the Madras High Court ruled that the designation of a senior advocate is not an automatic right but a merit-based privilege. This alone, according to the court was sufficient reason to dismiss the petition. Even so, the court addressed the merits of the case with Justice M.

Court Rules 197

Court Rules Court Litigation Litigating 197

HowAppealing

APRIL 26, 2024

“The Gaping Hole in Supreme Court Rules for Tracking Links Between Litigants and Influence Groups: Parties appearing before the Supreme Court can fund the groups that file briefs supporting their arguments — and almost never have to disclose it.” ” appeared first on How Appealing.

Court Rules 100

Court Rules Litigating Litigation Court 100

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As noted at the end of last year, 2021 was significant for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. In June 2022, the Prague Municipal Court ruled in Klimatická žaloba ČR v. By Maria Antonia Tigre. Photo by Matt Palmer on Unsplash.

Litigation 132

Litigation Litigating Government Court 132

JURIST

AUGUST 14, 2023

Monday’s unprecedented ruling is expected to shape how many other states address the impacts of climate change at the judicial level. According to a 2o22 report , climate change litigation has grown significantly across the globe, with cases more than doubling in the past seven years. More rulings like this will certainly come.

Court Rules 197

Court Rules Court Law Firms Law Firm 197

JURIST

JUNE 20, 2024

The UK Supreme Court held Thursday that Surrey’s planning authorities acted unlawfully when granting planning permission for an oil well development in 2019. The court ruled that the authorities should have considered certain environmental impacts when making the decision.

Court Rules 193

Court Rules Court Legal Legal 193

JURIST

MARCH 26, 2021

Can anyone seriously argue that requiring Ford to litigate these cases in Minnesota and Montana would be fundamentally unfair?” ” The post US Supreme Court rules state courts have personal jurisdiction in product liability cases against Ford appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

Court Rules 197

Court Rules Court Manufacturing Litigating 197

HowAppealing

JUNE 13, 2021

“Litigants flout court rules at their peril. District courts have broad discretion to punish them by striking their briefs if needed. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued Friday. We will not upset these sanctions lightly.”

Court Rules 100

Court Rules Litigation Litigating Court 100

Above The Law

JANUARY 31, 2023

The next phase of the litigation will be them repeatedly saying, ’Cancer? The post Court Rules Johnson & Johnson Can’t Throw Out Civil Liability Because Of ’Good Intentions’ appeared first on Above the Law. How could we have given you cancer? Do you see how cute our mascot is?!’

Court Rules 127

Court Rules Court Litigating Litigation 127

JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Wang refuted the Departments floodgate concerns, saying that there are evidentiary burdens to pass before even reaching litigation that would prevent excessive lawsuits and that the circuits that currently do not apply the background circumstances rule do not see a flood of litigation.

Prima Facie Case 143

Prima Facie Case Court Litigation Litigating 143

Attorney at Work

MAY 31, 2022

These include statutes of limitation for filing a case, deadlines for filing motions, preparing for hearings, producing documents in litigation discovery or responding to a summary judgment. The Solution: Integrated Court Rules. Today law firms have multiple options for automated rules and calendar management.

Calendaring 313

Calendaring Court Lawyer Lawyers 313

JURIST

DECEMBER 29, 2024

This announcement follows a recent directive from the Gauhati High Court, which mandated the state government to finalize the necessary rules under the Act within six months. Khandus announcement has sparked mixed reactions across different communities within Arunachal Pradesh.

Government 104

Government Court Rules Litigation Litigating 104

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 8, 2022

The post also illustrates the positive impact the reform is likely to have on climate litigation initiatives in Italy. Adopting a comparative perspective, we draw on constitutional frameworks and recent climate litigation cases in other European jurisdictions. What does the reform bring about? In Neubauer, et al.

Litigating 100

Litigating Litigation Government Legal 100

JURIST

MARCH 15, 2022

The Australian Federal Court Tuesday overturned a ruling that found that Australia’s environment ministry has a duty to protect young people from the effects of climate change when considering fossil fuel projects. That previous ruling, decided in May of 2021, resulted from a lawsuit filed by eight school students and a nun.

Court Rules 118

Court Rules Court Litigation Litigating 118

Attorney at Work

MAY 23, 2022

Keeping up on the litigation landscape with AI-powered legal analytics can help cultivate productive and meaningful client relationships. “As Mammen describes a practice many commercial litigators use to tap into new business opportunities. With registered alerts on a legal analytics platform , litigators can stay proactive.

Legal 246

Legal Legal Law Firms Law Firm 246

JURIST

MARCH 15, 2023

Circuit Judge Thomas Ambro authored the opinion of the court. The court ruled that Adelphia’s claim was precluded by issue preclusion under 28 U.S.C. This law requires federal courts to accord “full faith and credit” to issues decided by state courts.

Court Rules 104

Court Rules Court Construction Litigation 104

ABA Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2024

million sanction against a Maryland law firm for asking state courts to order an end to U.S. district court litigation, a federal appeals court ruled last week. A federal judge had inherent power to impose a $1.05

Law Firms 132

Law Firms Law Firm Laws Court Rules 132

SCOTUSBlog

MAY 30, 2024

And he expressed confidence that Vullo’s “claim of qualified immunity will be reaffirmed” when the case returns to the court of appeals. The Court’s unanimous decision sends a clear message that the government cannot use its bully pulpit to censor speech it doesn’t like without violating the First Amendment.”

Court Rules 145

Court Rules Court Government Litigation 145

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

He did note a “silver lining,” offering suggestions on how the Nation can still attempt to intervene in ongoing Colorado River water rights litigation to assert its treaty rights to water. The post Supreme Court rules 5-4 against Navajo Nation in water rights dispute appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

Court Rules 145

Court Rules Court Government Litigation 145

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2021. 2021 was a significant year for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. A first decision in climate litigation against private actors. By Maria Antonia Tigre. Conclusion.

Litigation 80

Litigation Litigating Government Court 80

JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2023

The court rejected this idea. In their decision, the court ruled the wording violated article 28 in its failure to provide notice. Amendments to a different section the Computer Misuse Act in 2022 are currently under litigation. .” However, the Ugandan Attorneys General Office countered his claim.

Laws 274

Laws Court Government Court Rules 274

JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Ultimately, the court held that more stringent regulatory actions would have been insufficient to prevent the disaster since the size, direction and scale of the tsunami exceeded estimations for such an event. There is also a 2022 court case that found TEPCO executives personally liable.

Government 239

Government Court Court Rules Litigation 239

SCOTUSBlog

MAY 23, 2022

When a plaintiff who is subject to an arbitration agreement files a lawsuit in court, the defendant usually seeks to move the case to arbitration without delay. But this case was unusual: Sundance waited for eight months, during which time the parties began to litigate the case and also discussed settlement.

Court Rules 119

Court Rules Court Litigation Litigating 119