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Bankruptcy court orders unprecedented disclosure in Archdiocese abuse litigation
29 Mar 2025 02:29 GMT
Mar. 31, 2025
A federal bankruptcy judge in San Francisco has issued a groundbreaking ruling, compelling the Archdiocese of San Francisco to disclose minutes from its Independent Review Board meetings. This unprecedented decision aims to enhance …
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Is Environmental Activism Litigation in Trouble?
29 Mar 2025 00:21 GMT
In a landmark decision, a North Dakota jury has ordered Greenpeace to pay over $660 million in damages to Energy Transfer, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). This verdict stems from Greenpeace’s involvement in the 2016-2017 protests …
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German Landmark Climate Change Litigation Case Continues
29 Mar 2025 00:20 GMT
A Peruvian farmer's climate action lawsuit against a German energy company was continued recently before the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany. The farmer wants the energy company to pay the cost of protecting him against the dangers posed by a …
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High Court Upholds Use of Omnibus Claims in Mass Motor Finance Litigation
29 Mar 2025 00:08 GMT
… forms in large-scale consumer litigation. The ruling has implications both for … as restrictive as the Group Litigation Order regime in CPR 19 … Defendants facing mass claims this ruling will be a concerning precedent … 3 and 19.1, the ruling may pave the way for …
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Aldermen vote to appeal Truth Lounge ruling
28 Mar 2025 20:55 GMT
Published 12:08 pm Friday, March 28, 2025
NATCHEZ — After a special meeting that lasted less than half an hour, the Natchez Board of Aldermen voted 3 to 1 to file an appeal of the March 7 order by Sixth District Circuit Court Judge Carmen Drake involving …
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New York clerk rejects Texas ruling on abortion pills
28 Mar 2025 18:14 GMT
… likely to result in further litigation, I must refrain from discussing … aren't paid. The ruling also permanently banned Carpenter from … a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned federal protections for …
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Key Issue in Roundup Litigation Gets First-Time Review From Pa. Appeals Court
28 Mar 2025 16:46 GMT
… was tainted by bad evidentiary rulings and a coerced jury. The … major hub of the national litigation.
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Landowner appeals EPA Clean Waters Act ruling to Fourth Circuit
28 Mar 2025 15:27 GMT
… is appealing a federal court ruling he says allowed the … .
The 2023 Sackett II ruling said only wetlands and permanent … away.
Foster also says the litigation has severely impacted his land … definition.
After the Sackett II ruling, Copenhaver looked at Foster’s …
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Turnabout is Fair Play – “Junk Science” Litigation Aftermath: Requisite Retractions and Dubious Do-Overs
28 Mar 2025 00:43 GMT
… exclusion was prolonged.
The litigation involved BP Exploration & … The District Court adopted that ruling.[30] In a … Eleventh Circuit again affirmed, ruling the experts had “failed … and not admissibility. These rulings are an incorrect application …
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Dua Lipa Wins ‘Levitating’ Copyright Case With Ruling Dismissing Infringement Lawsuit
27 Mar 2025 21:28 GMT
… won a key early-stage ruling.
The second case came from … songs.
But in Thursday’s ruling, Judge Failla said that claim … judge heavily cited from recent litigation against Ed Sheeran over accusations … case also ended with a ruling that Sheeran had used only …