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A hot topic in aggregate litigation: parens patriae suits
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 9 2013
"Access to justice in a mass society is the central civil-justice issue of our day. Individual litigation of mass-injury claims is a luxury that
Kiobel redux: cabal playpen?
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 25 2013
"The ATS Alien Tort Statute has become a playpen for a cabal of international law enthusiasts and plaintiffs' lawyers. Couple the former's
Insufficient evidence of lost profits shown in law firm’s dispute with ediscovery vendor
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- November 8 2012
A Texas appeals court has determined that a law firm failed to substantiate its claim for damages in a breach of contract counterclaim against a vendor hired to provide litigation support services involving electronic discovery
When does a shirt becomes a service in a personal injury lawsuit?
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 25 2012
A federal court in Indiana has determined that a reasonable jury could find that the relationship between an injured plaintiff and the company that supplied the shirt he was wearing while employed as a welderplasma torch operator “was predominantly for the sale of a service”; thus the court allowed the plaintiff’s negligence claim to proceed while granting the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on claims of product defect
When jurisdiction gives way to other SCOTUS concerns
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 11 2012
Having read the argument transcripts in Kiobel and Lozman, SCOTUS’ early-term jurisdictionality cases, I am somewhat at a loss
SCOTUS opens term with additional argument on alien tort claims issues
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 11 2012
During the first day of its new term, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a second round of arguments in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., No. 10-1491 (U.S., restored to the calendar for reargument March 5, 2012
Stakes high in Kiobel?
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 11 2012
“Thus re-framed, the Kiobel case has the potential to substantially redefine prevailing understandings about how open the U.S. courts are to claims under international law.”
Fifth Circuit adopts flexible standard for foreign service of process in auto accident case
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- September 13 2012
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that, while the 120-day limit on service of process under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure does not apply to defendants who are foreign nationals, a district court may limit the time needed to serve such defendants under a flexible due-diligence standard
Colorado court awards $65,000 for emotional injuries in death of pet
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 26 2012
According to a news source, a pet owner has been awarded $65,000 for the emotional distress she experienced over the death of her 18-month-old dog
Federal judge orders Chinese citizen’s spouse to produce documents and other discovery
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- January 12 2012
The husband of a woman killed in an airline crash in New York has been ordered to produce additional discoverable information, including materials located in China
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- Workarea - Litigation
- Workarea - General Practice
- Firm Name - Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
- Author - Simon Castley