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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. Some things are happily left out of the courts.

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Which law governs disputes involving corporations?

Conflict of Laws

A review of the case law suggests a strong tendency of the courts to apply the same choice-of-law rules applicable to private individuals. Thus, the general rule of the place of tort applies equally to corporations and private individuals. [1] These are the situations involving claims between the corporate actors (i.e.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Oregon Supreme Court Said Public Trust Doctrine Did Not Impose Obligation to Protect Resources from Climate Change. With respect to the scope of the doctrine, the Supreme Court said the public trust doctrine extends both to the State navigable waters and to the State’s submerged and submersible lands. (A FEATURED CASE. Chernaik v.

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Conflict of Laws of Freedom of Speech on Elon Musk’s Twitter

Conflict of Laws

Twitter, Inc is incorporated in Delaware, and has various subsidiaries around the world; Twitter International Company , for example, is incorporated in Ireland and responsible as data controller for users that live outside of the United States. ‘Twitter’ is not a monolithic entity. Free speech in the conflict of laws.

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The Court declined to review the companies’ other grounds for removal, finding that the “wiser course” was to allow the Fourth Circuit to address them in the first instance.

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