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New Mexico Tribal Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Casino Patron Tort Claims

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In a recent decision, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled in the case of Sipp v. Buffalo Thunder Inc. that state courts do not have the authority to adjudicate tort claims filed by casino visitors. The unanimous decision...more

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Sixth and Eighth Circuits Confirm the Broad Applicability of the Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act

Recent federal court decisions in the Sixth and Eighth circuits affirm holdings in other circuits - The Sixth Circuit, in Matthews v. Centrus Energy Corporation, affirmed that the Price-Anderson Act broadly preempts state...more

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Battling Over Battlegrounds: Climate Torts Return to the Supreme Court

The brawl over climate tort liability has returned, again, to the U.S. Supreme Court. In its first skirmish in 2011, the Court in Connecticut v. American Electric Power swept the board by declaring that the federal Clean Air...more

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Court Found Trial Court Had Jurisdiction To Appoint Temporary Administrator Where A Will Contest Was Filed From A Muniment of...

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In Chabot v. Estate of Sullivan, the decedent’s attorney probated a holographic will as a muniment of title. No. 03-17-00865-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 2145 (Tex. App.—Austin March 20, 2019, no pet.)....more

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Cruise Passenger Protection Act: A Proposed Step Toward Uniform Passenger Legal Rights - But Major Regulatory Compliance...

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• The Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2017, a U.S. Senate bill introduced as S.1502 on June 29, 2017, proposes a broad range of notice, procedural and oversight provisions for the cruise line industry. The bill is designed...more

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ANDA Update - October 2015

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Federal Circuit Interprets Statutory Requirements for Biosimilar Regulatory Pathway - Amgen Inc., v. Sandoz Inc., (Fed. Cir. July 21, 2015): In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...more

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Oklahoma Supreme Court Finds Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Earthquake Claims

Potentially opening the door for litigation that seeks to tie deep-well injection of hydraulic fracturing flowback and other wastewater to damage caused by earthquakes, the Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously held that state...more

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Supreme Court to Review Tribal Jurisdiction Case that Could Impact Doing Business in Indian Country

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In its next term, the United States Supreme Court will hear its first case addressing the limits of tribal jurisdiction in seven years, having granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to Dolgencorp and its parent company,...more

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