The Eighth Circuit recently reversed class certification in a recent environmental case. See Smith v. ConocoPhillips Pipe Line Co., No. 14-2191 (8th C
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Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Climate Change Case
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The Ninth Circuit recently heard oral argument in a potentially significant case raising climate change issues. See Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil Corp., No.
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ALI Annual Meeting This Week
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Your humble blogger is a member of the American Law Institute, attending the annual ALI meeting in San Francisco this week. Readers likely know that A…
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New Theory Emerges in Climate Change Litigation
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Just as many eyes are focused on the climate change/global warming cases pending in the appellate courts, a group of activist environmentalists have e…
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Second Circuit “Global Warming” Case
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We have posted before about the climate change or so-called global warming litigation. Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in one of the …
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Climate Change Case Update
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A quick update to one of the key climate change cases pending in the federal courts. Readers may recall that the U.S. Supreme Court announced late las…
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Supreme Court Passes on Case Involving State Retention of Private Counsel
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to review a California Supreme Court ruling that permitted cities and counties to engage private attorneys f…
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Use of Contingency Fee Private Counsel Appealed
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A variety of business groups have weighed in as amici, asking the Supreme Court to recognize how contingency fee arrangements by California counties a…
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Federal Appeals Court Vacates Class Action Verdict In Radiation Case
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Last week, a federal appeals court vacated a $926 million judgment against Rockwell International and Dow Chemical over alleged plutonium contaminatio…
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Think-Tank Report on Environmental Litigation Worth A Look
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A new think-tank report discusses the evolution in environmental and toxic tort litigation. The Manhattan Institute Center for Legal Policy publishes …
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