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Climate Tort Lawsuit in South Carolina Dismissed by State Court

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On August 6, 2025, a state court judge in South Carolina dismissed the climate change tort lawsuit filed by the City of Charleston against a number of major fossil fuel companies. (This lawsuit was one of approximately three...more

Marshall Dennehey

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Out-of-State Alleged Tortfeasor Cannot Be Allocated Fault Under Comparative Negligence Act

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Estate of Crystal Walcott Spill v. Jacob E. Markovitz, M.D., 2025 WL 758318 - In this appeal before the New Jersey Supreme Court, the court held that an out-of-state alleged tortfeasor was not a party subject to allocation of...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Developments in Association Law 2022 – 2024

The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Mallory enforced by Philadelphia Court – There Is No General Jurisdiction Based on Registration to Do Business

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We previously blogged on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Mallory v. Norfolk S. R.R. Co., Civ. A. No. 3 EAP 2021, Slip. Op. J-49-2021 (Pa. Dec. 22, 2021), which put an end to general jurisdiction based solely on...more

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International Shoe Drops Again: Expanding Personal Jurisdiction in Products Liability Cases

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As commerce has expanded nationally and globally, the Supreme Court of the United States has continuously revisited and tweaked its jurisprudence relating to a court's exercise of personal jurisdiction over non-resident...more

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