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Litigating Enforcement: Germany’s Contested Climate Governance and the New Wave of Climate Litigation

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Climate litigation in Germany has achieved another major victory. The judgment and the underlying (political and legal) conflicts are also interesting beyond their German relevance, as the case raises fundamental questions for climate governance. However, this has not occurred, again due to resistance from the FDP.

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3 Questions For A Tech Entrepreneur Turned Chinese Patent Enforcer (Part II)

Above The Law

Gaston Kroub: How do you see your litigation experience coloring your company’s approach to IP issues going forward? Matthew Allan Newman: My company and its legal and technical teams have learned that the China legal system is a reliable, predictable, and forceful place to enforce IP rights.

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Justices to review novel bankruptcy maneuver in public harms litigation

SCOTUSBlog

Share Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy deal, which will reach the Supreme Court for oral argument on Monday , is just one of many examples of recent unorthodox civil procedure maneuvers in public harms litigation. But can bankruptcy court solve a public health crisis? As William Harrington, the U.S. Trustee argues is different.

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LEARNING FROM TECH TO REDUCE LEGAL RISKS AND COSTS

LawTechnologyToday

PAEs don’t actually develop or manufacture products; they typically acquire patents from companies who are looking to offload their assets as part of a monetization strategy or as part of a distressed sale. Preventing PAE litigation should be a top priority for businesses across industries and across the globe. DEFENDING AGAINST PAEs.

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US Supreme Court: Hearing in Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. et al. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Mexico). Selling guns comparable to selling beer to teenagers?

Conflict of Laws

As previously indicated, this is a much-politicized case brought by Mexico against US gun manufacturers. Consequently, it is not about determining which aspects of Mexicos allegations would survive during the litigation (and some are controversial), as indicated by one of the counsels, but whether they pass this legal hurdle.

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Apple facing three class action suits over iPhone obsolescence

JURIST

” Euroconsumers is taking action against Apple because it believes that planned obsolescence, the practice of manufacturing a good to become prematurely out-of-date, is a “deliberate unfair practice towards consumers” and “environmentally irresponsible.”

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Supreme Court hears oral arguments in surveillance and copyright cases

JURIST

This doctrine allows the government to potentially dismiss litigation that would require disclosure of information damaging to national security. involves a complicated copyright dispute between two clothing manufactures. A lawsuit was filed in 2011 but was dismissed based on state secrets privilege. Unicolors, Inc.

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