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Environmental Rights in State Constitutions

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

However, the constitutions of six states do have provisions with explicit environmental rights – Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The court therefore allowed the litigation to proceed. If the final plan falls short, some litigants may well invoke this amendment.

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Revised PhRMA Code Took Effect on January 1, 2022, and Certain State Obligations Follow

FDA Law Blog

Several states, including Connecticut, California, District of Columbia , Massachusetts , and Nevada, have adopted or incorporated the Code in their statutes or regulations. Another reason drug manufacturers may want to update their marketing policies are the numerous state requirements tied to the Code. Other jurisdictions like D.C.

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Possible Change in Arizona Homestead Law & Refinancing

Diane Drain

Several others including California, Nevada and Massachusetts shield homeowner equity at or above $500,000. That would undermine “the protection a debtor has under the current homestead• exemption statute,” Drain wrote in a commentary. Morris Institute of Justice, in a commentary.

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Mass. High Court Revises 'Complex' Anti-SLAPP Guidance

Law 360

The Massachusetts anti-SLAPP statute can't shield a company from being sued over years of litigation allegedly aimed solely at thwarting a potential competitor, the state's highest court said Thursday as it issued new guidance intended to make it easier for judges to resolve such disputes.

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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

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New York State Court Holds Upholds Local Law 97

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

While the preemption claim rang hollow to observers from the start, the idea that the ambitious climate laws passed in states like New York, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and California could limit local authority on climate was troublesome.

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Drugs Companies Clap Back at Congress…Then Get Sued

FDA Law Blog

Kaleo also delisted, but not without noting that “the decision to list each of these patents was proper, consistent, and required by the applicable statutes, regulations, and FDA’s guidance available at the time of listing.” FTC’s and Congress’s activities seem to have triggered litigation.