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Thus, the general rule of the place of tort applies equally to corporations and private individuals. [1] 1] In similar, the advancing principle of party autonomy [2] does not distinguish between corporations and other litigants on its operational level. L 199) 40 (EC), art 4 (1). [2]
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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. On May 19, 2021, the federal district court for the District of Delaware heard oral argument on Delaware’s motion to remand.
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