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Tobacco Companies' Federal Preemption Claim Goes Up in Smoke
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
In 2009, New York City banned the sale of flavored smokeless tobacco products except in tobacco bars. Apparently, there are only eight tobacco bars in New...
Fox Moves for Immediate Appeal and Stay in 'Black Swan' Suit
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The intern lawsuits are still at it -- both have different outcomes so far -- but are seeking the same thing -- immediate appeal. Hearst & Black Swan In a...
American Companies Not Liable in US Courts for Apartheid Abuses
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Though apartheid ended in 1994, the wounds are still deep. In what's been over a decade of litigation, South African nationals initiated a lawsuit in 2002...
Barclays Is Back in Court, 2nd Cir Remands
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The Great Recession might be over, but the litigation is just beginning. In what's likely to be a string of market meltdown cases, all tracing back to the...
Vermont Can't Shut Down Nuclear Power Plant, says 2nd Circuit
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station ("Vermont Yankee") has been a source of controversy -- and litigation -- since 1978. In the latest court battle,...
NYC Stop-and-Frisk Ruling Leaves City Potentially Liable
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
New York City's stop-and-frisk practice is going to end up costing the city unless the decision reached by a federal district court on Monday is successfully...
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