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Court Rules Air Force Is More At Fault For Mass Shooting Than The Shooter

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There was a remarkable decision by a Texas federal judge this week when U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez for the Western District of Texas ruled that the Air Force was legally at fault for the 2017 mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas by Devin Patrick Kelley. The family sued both Prueitt and the company.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) authorization of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from three facilities in Louisiana, Maryland, and Texas. The court also dismissed defamation and related state tort claims. The court addressed three narrow issues that remained in one or more of the cases. Jacobson v. 2017 CA 006685 B (D.C.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The complaint asked the court for compensatory damages, equitable relief, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, disgorgement of profits, and costs of suit. ExxonMobil Asked Texas Supreme Court to Review Denial of Presuit Discovery Against California Cities and Counties. County of Maui v. Sunoco LP , No. 2CCV-20-0000283 (Haw.