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WILL STARBUCKS GET ROASTED HERE?

NewmanFerraraLLP

Will Starbucks wake up and smell the coffee? # # # SOURCE Brownell v Starbucks Coffee Company (Class Action Complaint).

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THINK THIS MADE RICOLA COUGH?

NewmanFerraraLLP

” ( Complaint , paragraph 43) Some may find that hard to swallow. # # # SOURCE SINGO v.

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Former Walker Campaign Worker Sues Matt Schlapp for Defamation. Anonymously

JonathanTurley

All of this will now be hashed out in a Virginia courthouse. After all, Doe is demanding millions in damages for “suffered damages, including without limitation embarrassment, humiliation, distress, and reputational harm.” All three statements are false, and the latter statement is false and defamatory.

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ACLU of Virginia sues Liberty University for firing transgender woman

JURIST

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia and law firm Butler Curwood filed a lawsuit in Lynchburg, Virginia against Liberty University on Monday for firing former employee Ellenor Zinski after she disclosed that she was transgender.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Ergon-West Virginia, Inc. The plaintiffs asserted a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and requested that the court award them compensatory and punitive damages. 19-2128 (4th Cir. Ninth Circuit Rejected Claim That CEQA Applied to Taxi Rules for Airport Pickups. Adorers of the Blood of Christ v.

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‘United the Right’ Organizers Found Liable for Charlotteville Deaths

The Crime Report

in 2017 liable under state law for injuries to counterprotesters, awarding more than $25 million in damage, reports the New York Times. The largest sums were awarded for punitive damages, with 12 individuals ordered to pay $500,000 apiece while five white nationalist organizations were assessed $1 million each.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Federal Court in Virginia Declined to Issue Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to CEQ Amendments to NEPA Regulations, Denied Motions to Dismiss. Wild Virginia v. The State seeks compensatory damages, penalties for violation of the Consumer Fraud Act, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, and costs of suit.

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