Litigating North Carolina Tort 
Conflict of Laws
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law, and Mitu Gulati, the Perre Bowen Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. Until drafting practices converge on a consistent and coherent model, the choice-of-law question is likely to remain fodder for litigation. Stockton, Jr.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 5, 2023
and North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation v. A federal district court in North Carolina ultimately invalidated much of the law, and the U.S. The Farm Bureau and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein ask the court to grant review and reverse the 4th Circuit’s decision. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Conflict of Laws
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The court held that plaintiffs had alleged sufficient conduct in the United States to support their Alien Tort Statute (ATS) claim and that the Tort Victim Protection Act (TVPA) permitted aiding and abetting claims against the corporate executives.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 27, 2023
The court also declined without comment to take up two other petitions , seeking review of a ruling by a federal appeals court that invalidated on First Amendment grounds a North Carolina law that allows employers to sue employees who make undercover video or audio recordings. ” (relisted after the Sept. 13 conferences) King v.
Above The Law
JANUARY 27, 2025
This would be a slam dunk if Cheney had been acting as a prosecutor or opposing counsel, and if a congressional investigation were actual litigation. Liz Cheney for supposedly violating bar rules by communicating with Hutchinson when she was represented by counsel during the January 6 Committee investigations.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 11, 2023
For insured claims, the insurer would have to seek the same information in litigation on a case-by-case basis. The solicitor general notes other instances where Munsingwear vacatur was permitted after the executive ceased certain contested policies for reasons “ undertaken in good faith and for reasons unrelated to litigation.”
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. The result is a horn of plenty for litigators.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
52 
Let's personalize your content