HowAppealing

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Courts Tie for No. 1 Judicial Hellhole; Cook County, Illinois; California; New York City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth”: Everett Catts of The Daily Report of Fulton County, Georgia has this article. Courts Tie for No. “‘Nuclear Verdicts’ Again Cited as Ga.,

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JURIST

JUNE 27, 2023

A recent example of this was the case of Okpabi and Others , in which the UK Supreme Court unanimously held that companies may be found to be negligent to third parties for environmental and human rights damages caused by their overseas subsidiaries, as was the case concerning these claimants. This claim is still in progress.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 4, 2024

WHAT IS A LITIGATION PARALEGAL? A litigation paralegal is someone who works under the supervision of an attorney who practices in criminal or civil litigation. A litigation paralegal assists the attorney with many case management duties, from the complaint through the trial and the appeal. Draft pleadings and discovery.

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JURIST

APRIL 29, 2022

The European Union’s top court Thursday ruled that the consumer protection association may bring representative action against Big Tech over infringements of laws protecting personal data. While finding the consumer body’s action to be well-founded, the German court had expressed doubts about its admissibility.

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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. ” Judge Andrew S.

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JURIST

JUNE 28, 2024

The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that courts must exercise independent judgment in assessing an agency’s statutory authority. The Supreme Court did not decide on the facts of Loper. The Loper court disagreed, finding that “ Chevron was a judicial invention that required judges to disregard their statutory duties.”

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JURIST

APRIL 12, 2024

The Supreme Court of Canada found Friday that the government acted dishonestly when it reneged on an 1877 treaty to an Alberta indigenous community and allowed for declaratory relief. Because of this, the Court reasoned that the Blood Tribe could be entitled to declaratory relief.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ugandan Constitutional Court Tuesday declared a section of the Computer Misuse Act , No. The court agreed with the petitioner’s arguments. The court rejected this idea. In their decision, the court ruled the wording violated article 28 in its failure to provide notice. 2 of 2011 void with enforcement banned.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Today, the Sabin Center published an end-of-year report on the state of climate change litigation in 2023. and Global Climate Litigation databases, the report provides examples that offer insights into emerging themes, evolving legal strategies, and the pulse of climate litigation.

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JURIST

MAY 23, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled 9-0 Monday in Morgan v. against a fast-food franchise owner who sought arbitration only after beginning to litigate a claim filed by an employee. However, Morgan opposed this by arguing Sundance, through litigating for so long, waived its right to arbitrate. Sundance, Inc.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Tokyo’s High Court found the government of Japan not liable Tuesday for damages related to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and associated mass evacuations, leaving responsibility solely with plant operator the Tokyo Electric Power Co. There is also a 2022 court case that found TEPCO executives personally liable.

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JURIST

JUNE 22, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) can continue their lawsuit against the University of Texas Austin (UT) for racial discrimination in their admissions process. The court found that the lawsuit was barred under res judicata because of it’s similarity to Fisher v.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Amnesty International condemned Lebanon’s military court on Tuesday for its failure to hold security forces officers responsible for Syrian refugee Bashar Abd Saud’s death in custody accountable. According to Lebanon’s 2017 Anti-Torture Law, torture cases should be tried in civilian courts.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed a civil suit on Monday challenging New York City’s rifle permit law. In late 2022, the trial court granted summary judgment to Srour and prohibited the enforcement of the challenged subsections. The court further highlighted that according to N.Y.C. .”

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Gonzales v. ” The statute at issue before the court is Title 47, section 230(c) of the US Code , which was originally passed under section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. .” Google , a case that could upend how social media companies handle content distribution.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The court rejected these arguments and ruled that the plaintiffs had provided sufficient detail to make their allegations plausible. This is sufficient at this stage of litigation because the central inquiry is whether the case merits further proceedings for examination.

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JURIST

JANUARY 19, 2023

The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in Perez v. Perez then filed suit against the school and district in federal court for ADA violations, citing the school’s failure to provide him with an aid that knew sign language and was properly trained. Sturgis Public Schools.

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JURIST

MAY 23, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday ruled 6-3 in Shinn v. Ramirez that “a federal habeas court may not conduct an evidentiary hearing or otherwise consider evidence beyond the state-court record based on the ineffective assistance of state postconviction counsel.” However, [m]ake no mistake.

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JURIST

JUNE 18, 2021

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named the Honorable Mahmud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on Thursday. Jamal will replace the retiring Justice Rosalie Abella, and becomes the first person of color to sit on Canada’s highest court. The selection process follows the guidelines of the Supreme Court Act of 1985.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In a move that marries a massive database of state litigation data with the generative capabilities of artificial intelligence, Trellis, a legal technology company known for its analytics tools and extensive collection of state trial court records, today released Trellis AI, a new set of generative AI tools aimed at simplifying litigation tasks.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The US Supreme Court, in a split decision, issued a brief statement on Thursday refusing to reinstate a Florida law that targets drag shows. A lower court order previously prohibited the law from coming into effect. The post US Supreme Court refuses to reinstate a Florida law targeting drag shows appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2023

The US Supreme Court Thursday refused to reinstate West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes. The justices also reproached the lower courts for staying the law without explanation. Now, after the Supreme Court’s denial, the case will be litigated in the lower court on the merits.

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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.

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JURIST

MARCH 20, 2024

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on the case Gonzalez v. The case is an appeal from the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which ruled against the councilwoman. Much of Wednesday’s oral arguments focused on the Supreme Court case Nieves v.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2022

A Virginia state court has disbarred Jonathon Moseley, an attorney who has represented January 6 Capitol riot defendants, finding that Mosely violated six of the Virginia State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct. His membership to the federal court in DC was contingent on Moseley’s bar membership in another state or locality.

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JURIST

MAY 27, 2022

The Supreme Court of Canada Friday unanimously ruled that a life sentence without any chance of parole is unconstitutional under Section 12 of the nation’s charter. The court determined that such a period is unconstitutional. .

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JURIST

AUGUST 17, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday partially upheld a lower court’s decision to block key provisions of California’s landmark child online safety law, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA). The court further found that NetChoice’s challenge to the law is likely to succeed.

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Above The Law

MAY 28, 2024

The post Joke’s On Elon — He Better Prepare His ‘Hardcore’ Litigation Team appeared first on Above the Law. Long live the terminally online -- hire them too!

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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.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The US Supreme Court left in place an admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia on Tuesday after the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the admissions practice. However, the court disagreed and found that this was not a compelling interest.

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JURIST

JUNE 7, 2024

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed Thursday a District Court’s ruling to return books to a Texas public library after they were removed because of their viewpoint and content. At the beginning of this litigation, the defendant’s attorney donated copies of the 17 books back to the library.

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Above The Law

JUNE 26, 2024

The post Seems Like Everything Is A Multidistrict Litigation These Days appeared first on Above the Law. MDLs are all the rage.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction on Friday against the Illinois assault weapon ban passed earlier this year. Circuit Judge Diane Wood authored the 2-1 majority opinion of the court. This is not the only litigation involving PICA. This allows the ban to go into effect.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Federal Ministers of Indigenous Services and Crown-Indigenous Relations, Patty Hajdu and Marc Miller respectively, along with Attorney General of Canada David Lemetti, released a statement late Friday night announcing that they have agreed with FN groups to come to a resolution on the outstanding issues in the litigation by December of this year.

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CARET Legal

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

For litigation attorneys, effective evidence management can be the difference between winning or losing a case. Why Evidence Management is Critical in Litigation Litigation attorneys face unique pressures when it comes to managing evidence. These features work together to create a seamless evidence management system.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The post Prominent Law Firm Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged Litigation Tactics appeared first on Above the Law. The firm has vowed to fight the case.

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JURIST

MAY 11, 2023

The US Supreme Court unanimously held Thursday that a transgender migrant may appeal a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision that denied her relief from deportation. 1252(d)(1) , thereby depriving the court of jurisdiction over the matter. The Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit’s ruling, finding that 8 U.S.C.§1252(d)(1)

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