Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 105: Listen and Learn -- Public and Private Nuisance
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A recent decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia underscores the Court’s cautious approach to certifying class actions in nuisance cases, particularly when the alleged harm arises from varied and diffuse conduct....more
Plaintiffs Maurice Doire and Joshua Hoye, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, filed a Class Action Complaint and Jury Demand (“Complaint”) on July 26th in the United States District Court of Rhode...more
Ohio- Tortious Interference Gerace v. Biotheranostics, Inc., 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 110440, 2022-Ohio-302- In this appeal, the Eighth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision, agreeing that an employer...more
In an opinion highlighting some of the barriers to class certification in an environmental contamination case, a Kentucky federal court denied class status to plaintiffs alleging damages from exposure to hazardous substances...more
In the consolidated cases Espejo v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., No. 11 C 8987, 2016 WL 6037625 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 14, 2016) and Levins v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., No. 12 C 9431, 2016 WL 6037 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 14, 2016), the...more
In a ruling that underscores the difficulty of securing class certification in toxic tort cases involving fear of contamination claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a Missouri federal...more
The Georgia Court of Appeals, on July 16, issued its opinion affirming the Effingham County Superior Court’s decision to certify a class consisting of the owners of properties neighboring Georgia-Pacific’s Savannah River...more