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Five Legal Issues to Watch in the Federal Appeals Courts in 2024
Anti-terrorism efforts, venue, drug pricing, defamation and air pollution appear to be heading to the Supreme Court.Circuit Consensus: Climate Claim Suits Against Big Oil Belong in State Courts
U.S. appeals court have uniformly rejected the companies' reference to a federal common law of interstate air pollution.PFAS Claim Against Chemical Giants Survives Motion to Dismiss in Maine Federal Court
"Defendant 3M conducted studies in the 1950s and early 1960s that showed its perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) accumulates in the human body and is toxic," stated U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison, in his written opinion for the court. "By the 1970s, additional 3M studies revealed that its PFOS products were 'even more toxic' than previously believed.Duty of Insurer to Defend Versus Indemnify Is Distinct, Says U.S. Fifth Circuit
The Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded, however, on the duty to indemnify. The panel took this stance, not because it found the insurer must compensate Copart should damages be awarded, but because the ruling of the district court was premature.New EPA Drinking Water Regulation Could Spark Litigation in Connecticut, Lawyers Say
"Local officials are going to realize that they have an obligation to ensure that their drinking systems are free of PFAS," Ian W. Sloss said. "And that they will likely turn to the manufacturers of those chemicals for reimbursement and damages related to the remediation efforts that they had to undertake."View more book results for the query "*"
Banking on Midterm Success, Republican Senators Taunt Big Law ESG Leaders and Clients
Five GOP senators wrote the leaders of 51 large ESG practices on Nov. 4 to threaten antitrust scrutiny over alleged "collusive action to restrict the supply of coal, oil, and gas."Boston-Based Burns & Levinson Acquires Environmental-Focused Boutique
The Mackie Shea attorneys have joined Burns & Levinson's environmental and real estate groups, giving the law firm what it says is "one of the largest environmental practices in the region."Nearly $200M in Legal Fees Awarded in Flint Water Settlement
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Judith Levy granted the fees, which are slightly less than lead counsel's initial request of $202 million.Diesel Emissions Class Action Over GM's Chevy Cruze Runs Out of Gas
Five years after its filing, a lawsuit over GM's diesel vehicles filed in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal could come to a screeching halt. A federal judge Michigan has ordered the plaintiffs firms to show why their lawsuit shouldn't be tossed, noting he had "serious doubt" that he had jurisdiction over the case given there was no evidence of a "defeat device."Maximizing Liquidity and Loan Growth: A Credit Union's Success Story
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