SCOTUSBlog

MAY 27, 2025

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to weigh in on the bid for compassionate release by a New York man convicted of murder for hire a quarter-century ago. Both denials spurred dissents from the denial of review by some of the courts conservative justices. Fernandez came to the Supreme Court last fall, asking the justices to weigh in.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JUNE 20, 2025

That was the classic "torts in sports" question of first impression addressed by the Missouri Court of Appeals in its recent opinion in Becker v. Does a person assume the risk of breaking a bone while playing amateur ice hockey?

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Share The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the case of a truck driver who was fired from his job after a wellness product marketed as free of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, caused him to fail a routine drug test.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2025

The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning was sympathetic to the victims of a wrong house raid in 2017, with several justices expressing surprise at the federal governments efforts to contend that the actions of FBI agents were shielded from liability because their acts were discretionary. Both the district court and the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 27, 2025

Share The Supreme Court will weigh in on whether a Georgia family whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team can sue the federal government for the error. 24 conference, and three days after they granted three cases from that conference, the court issued a new order granting review in Martin v.

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Law 360

JUNE 6, 2025

JAMS has welcomed a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to its roster who spent more than three decades on the bench, where he presided over individual matters, as well as complex civil litigation from mass torts, labor, toxic contamination and insurance disputes.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 1, 2025

Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas at this link. And Dietrich Knauth of Reuters reports that “ US judge rejects J&J’s $10 billion baby powder settlement.” ” You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 11, 2025

As legislative efforts to limit fossil fuel consumption falter, environmental activists have turned to the courts with increasing frequency and ever-more-expansive legal theories. Some of this litigation relies upon state tort law. New Mexico , a trial court denied the state's motion to dismiss the suit, prompting an appeal.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned a Thai court’s dismissal of a spyware misuse lawsuit against NSO Group Technologies, claiming the court’s decision was an “alarming setback.”

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In the 2018 case, the plaintiffs were found not to have standing because their interest in not suffering damage from climate change was not considered an individual interest to be protected (see Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe for more discussion).

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Law 360

MAY 28, 2025

Supreme Court has asked the solicitor general to weigh in on an Alien Tort Statute suit revived by the Ninth Circuit and lodged by a class of Falun Gong practitioners alleging that Cisco Systems aided in the Chinese government's crackdown on the religious movement.

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At the Lectern

APRIL 28, 2025

Answering a question posed by the Ninth Circuit, the Supreme Court in New England Country Foods v. ” The court’s unanimous opinion by Justice Goodwin Liu comes in a lawsuit between two companies that had a contract containing a damages limitation clause. .” Superior Court (1997) 60 Cal.App.4th

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 24, 2025

By Adeline Chong, Singapore Management University Introduction In two decisions decided within a fortnight of each other, the Singapore Court of Appeal considered anti-suit injunctions pursued to restrain proceedings allegedly brought in breach of arbitration agreements. The same points on nullity and public policy were raised.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 6, 2025

Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in Martin v. The case is expected to clarify the application of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) to wrong-house raids, an issue that has divided the lower courts. Eleventh Circuits Decision The district court dismissed the claims, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed.

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At the Lectern

JUNE 18, 2025

Supreme Court decided Martin v. The opinion concerns interpretations of the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause. But the Court also discusses in some detail the history behind In re Neagle (1890) 135 U. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Field while he was riding circuit. Last week, the U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2025

Supreme Court issued a decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. In a concurring opinion authored by Justice Sotomayor, the liberal minority on the Court reached the same result, for some of the same reasons, but under a non-deferential standard of review. The court vacated the EIS and the STB’s approval on these grounds.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 8, 2025

The controversy highlights rivaling doctrines that we often discuss in Torts. It is a knowingly baseless and sensational claim by Walz. Many states now have Castle doctrine laws, which allow people to use lethal force in defense of their homes. In Beard v. United States , 158 U.S.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 29, 2025

The Supreme Court of Appeal delivered judgment today in East Asian Consortium v MTN Group. In 2022, the South African High Court held that Iranian law applies to East Asian Consortiums claims. But the Court declined to exercise jurisdiction based on, amongst other things, state immunity and the act of state doctrine.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 17, 2025

Supreme Court last week when the justices ruled 9 – 0 that an innocent family's lawsuit against the federal government over a wrong house raid may now proceed. So, Martin sued for damage under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The Supreme Court's ruling last week in Martin v. The good guys won a welcome victory at the U.S.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 2, 2025

The court dismissed Garmon's first amended complaint for failing to state a claim and gave Garmon a chance to refile and fix his pleading deficiencies. According to Garmon, this shows Google's unauthorized use of his indicia that is both defamatory and violates Alabama privacy laws. So Garmon sued Google. South (Ala. South (Ala.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 3, 2025

The court rejected plaintiff's claims. But "[u]ntil the value of the name has in some way been appropriated, there is no tort." … [ D.] New Jersey courts routinely dismiss defamation actions where a plaintiff makes threadbare allegations regarding a defendant's knowledge of a statement's veracity.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 4, 2025

The court allowed Bresler's case to go forward against Muster and Bowe: [I]t is reasonably inferable that Muster acted with a spiteful, malignant purpose unrelated to any legitimate interest of the Appeals Court—namely, to alienate Bresler from his superiors and peers out of resentment for his professional success. In Bresler v.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 25, 2025

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has relisted for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court made short work of two of last weeks first-time relists. The court granted review in United States Postal Service v. The district court agreed and dismissed Whole Foods with prejudice.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 4, 2025

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has relisted for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court continues its blistering pace sorting through relisted cases, resolving eight this week. But this week, the court has relisted two cases raising related questions.

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Above The Law

JUNE 2, 2025

That means a personal injury practice, in-house legal team, large tort firm, or estate planning firm will see what they need at first glance of the Project Hub. Youll never miss a deadline for a court filing, and documents and emails are connected to your case notes in one system.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 23, 2025

The plaintiff filed this claim under the Governmental Tort Liability Act (“GTLA”), asserting that the defendant city was liable for the police department’s negligence. The city moved for dismissal, which the trial court granted pursuant to the public duty doctrine of the GTLA. Dismissal was affirmed on appeal. Continue reading

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The Estrin Report

JUNE 22, 2025

Key accomplishments include managing 200+ case files, coordinating cross-functional trial teams, and preparing trial exhibits for use in federal court. It will add phrases such as “Coordinated comprehensive trial preparation, including organizing exhibits, in order for attorneys to present a well-structured and effective case in court.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 17, 2025

I would be really curious to hear whether these or similar cases are also moving courts in other jurisdictions and how courts deal with them. Restitution of Money lost in Illegal Gambling Cases involving the recovery of money lost to illegal online gambling are being heard in courts across Germany and probably across Europe.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The Court must look to each of the statements in the context of the entire broadcast or social media post to assess the construction placed upon it by the average viewer. The Court emphasized that it does not matter that NBC did not make these accusations directly, but only republished the whistleblower letters allegations. ”

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 13, 2025

They relied on old and new case law, reports and legal scholarship. At the end, the University of Ljubljana won the competition, with Jindal Law School as the runner-up.

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LegalReader

JUNE 23, 2025

Share on Facebook Tweet this Story Georgia’s 2025 Tort Reform Law, enacted through Senate Bills 68 and 69, marks a seismic shift in personal injury litigation. On April 21, 2025, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bills 68 and 69 into law, enacting the most significant tort reform in the state since 2005.

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At the Lectern

MAY 15, 2025

Ruling on a whopping 206 matters at its double conference yesterday, the Supreme Court took a number of notable actions. Resentencing error The court granted review in People v. resentencing if the court previously imposed the upper term.” Defamation of employee The court also granted review in Hearn v.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JULY 4, 2025

At The Unpopulist , IJ's Anthony Sanders digs into the Supreme Court's inequitable evisceration of universal injunctions. The district court needs to take another look. In the rare case with court-appointed counsel on both sides of the v.— This week on the Short Circuit podcast : Is yoga speech? And what's a scrivener's error?

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Young has been doing well in court and last week he won on additional major issues against CNN. The court found that CNNs retraction was insufficient to remove punitive damages from the table. In my torts class, we discuss retraction statutes and the requirements of time and clarity. I specifically discussed the CNN case.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 9, 2025

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Welcome to the initial biweekly “ScotusCrim” column for SCOTUSblog, which we hope will help fill a gap in Supreme Court coverage. You can find some of them here. What surprises underlie this term’s criminal docket?

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Article 276 of the CPL 2024 addresses the jurisdiction of Chinese courts over foreign-related disputes where the defendant lacks domicile in China. However, the previous Civil Procedure Law lacked corresponding provisions that granted Chinese courts adjudicative jurisdiction over related disputes.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 27, 2025

Following a judgment by the Supreme Court of Greece in 2023 , the issue of direct damages was once again brought before Areios Pagos. In a decision that diverged from the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the Lazar case, the Supreme Court reaffirmed its position. 864/2007 (Rome II).

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