On December 1, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a pair of related cases presenting questions about the scope of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), a frequent topic of debate before the Court in recent years. In...more
1/7/2021
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Cargill ,
Child Labor ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ,
Nestle ,
Oral Argument
Yesterday, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, joined by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R.-Ky., introduced the SAFE TO WORK Act, which would provide substantial and comprehensive liability protection from coronavirus-related...more
7/28/2020
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Burden of Proof ,
Civil Liability ,
Clear and Convincing Evidence ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Demand Letter ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
Immunity ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Limited Liability ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Negligence ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Preemption ,
Product Defects ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Punitive Damages ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Retroactive Application ,
Safe Harbors ,
Willful Misconduct
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed an important question governing the procedure for removing cases to federal court — whether a defendant must attach evidence in support of key jurisdictional facts, such as the...more