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“‘Nuclear Verdicts’ Again Cited as Ga., Pa. Courts Tie for No. 1 Judicial Hellhole; Cook County, Illinois; California; New York City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth”

HowAppealing

1 Judicial Hellhole; Cook County, Illinois; California; New York City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth”: Everett Catts of The Daily Report of Fulton County, Georgia has this article. You can access the American Tort Reform Foundation’s 2023/2024 Judicial Hellholes Report at this link.

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Project Veritas Wins Victory Against New York Times In Defamation Action

JonathanTurley

While it has received little coverage in the mainstream media, the conservative group Project Veritas won a major victory against the New York Times this week in a defamation case with potentially wide reach. Notably, this follows another significant loss by the New York Times to Sarah Palin last year. seven times.

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Federal appeals court dismisses NYC environmental suit against Chevron

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Southern District of New York’s ruling on Thursday dismissing New York City’s suit against Chevron. The court held a state tort lawsuit could not be brought against Chevron for environmental protection reasons because federal law, not state, applies.

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New York City can’t use tort law to sue oil companies over climate change, 2nd Circuit says

ABA Journal

Federal law gives the Environmental Protection Agency, not federal courts, the authority to regulate greenhouse emissions in the United States, a federal appeals court ruled…

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Criminal proceedings reach “favorable termination” when they end without conviction

SCOTUSBlog

The prosecution moved to dismiss “in the interest of justice” and a New York trial court dismissed the matter. This constitutional claim is analogous to the tort of malicious prosecution, as the gravamen of both is initiation of criminal charges without probable cause. He alleged a variety of Fourth Amendment violations.

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Update: Upcoming Hearings on Motions to Dismiss Climate Change Nuisance Cases in California and New York

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Keenan of the Southern District of New York will hear oral argument on the motions to dismiss filed in City of New York v. a case in which New York City alleges these same companies’ same activities constitute a public nuisance and trespass under New York State law. BP P.L.C. ,

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Palin v. NYT: New Evidence Suggests the New York Times Ignored Internal Objections to Palin Editorial

JonathanTurley

Sarah Palin (R) against the New York Times, a lawsuit that could have far reaching implications for defamation law in the United States. The trial concerns an editorial by the New York Times where it sought to paint Palin and other Republicans as inciting the earlier shooting. Sullivan standard. Sullivan.

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