Getty Images A number of major lawsuits head to trial in 2023. The litigation involves major corporations, political figures, and even a former president. From Goldman Sachs to Google, Insider looks at some notable names facing trial in the new year. The New York attorney general’s $250 million lawsuit against former President Donald Trump Donald…
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Attorney for 10-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of killing his mom asks for lower bail to $100
An attorney for a 10-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of fatally shooting his mother because she wouldn’t allow him to order a virtual reality headset from Amazon asked for the child’s bail to be lowered from $50,000 to $100, court records show. During a hearing Wednesday, the attorney, Angela Cunningham, asked for the lower bail amount…
Top Israeli legal official: Planned laws undermine democracy
Comment on this story Comment TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s attorney general warned on Thursday against a raft of legislation being proposed by the expected next government, saying some of the planned new laws would imperil the country’s democratic principles. Gali Baharav-Miara’s comments set up what’s expected to be a major clash between the next…
Lok – Fall 2022 – MJEAL
SEC Focus on Climate Change Risk and Disclosure Kathleen Lok As environmental concerns continue to research, investors and companies have continued to contend with how to report the impact of climate related risks on their business. Currently, the SEC does not require any specific environmental risk reporting, and instead bases disclosures on materiality.[1] This lack…
‘Uncommon’ legal questions arise in Wendy Howard trial
dec. 3—Ink and headlines splashed Wendy Howard’s verdict across pages and screens after jurors acquitted her of first- and second-degree murder but deadlocked on voluntary manslaughter. After a hung jury, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office could retry Howard for voluntary manslaughter, and a Friday hearing was held to determine Howard’s fate. During a 10-day…
Elfarissi – Spring 2022 – MJEAL
Walmart’s Liabilities Under the HWCL: A California Case Study Rita Elfarisi In December 2021, the California Attorney General along with approximately a dozen district attorneys filed a lawsuit against Walmart.[1] The complaint alleges Walmart dumped nearly 80 tons of hazardous waste from more than 300 stores in California landfills throughout the state every year over…
Zhang – Spring 2022 – MJEAL
It’s Time for a Carbon Tax Andrew Zhang Most Americans are worried about global warming.[1] Unfortunately, our actions do not reflect that worry. In 2019, 6,558 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (the total global warming potential of all greenhouse gases adjusted to the potential of carbon dioxide) were emitted into the atmosphere from the…
ID Supreme Court Holds City Was Not “Affected Person” Allowed to Seek Judicial Review Under Local Land Use Planning Act
This post was authored by Matthew Loescher, Esq. The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners granted Appellant Tina Gilgen a conditional use permit that allowed her to place a mobile home on real property she owned with her husband, Kelly Gilgen, in Jefferson County. As the Gilgen property fell within the City of Ririe’s area of…
NH Supreme Court Holds Waiver Granted to Different Project Five Years Earlier Did Not Apply to Subsequent Application for Elderly Housing Facility
This post was authored by Tracy Feldman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center Property owners, who are seeking to construct an elderly housing facility, appealed from a denial of a requested waiver of density requirements set forth in the zoning ordinance. The requested waiver had been denied, first by the town planning board and then…
Tennessee AG investigating Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift ticket chaos
Tennessee’s attorney general said he was launching an investigation into Ticketmaster after his office was flooded with complaints over the ticket company’s website crashing Tuesday as Taylor Swift fans raced to buy tickets for her upcoming “Eras” tour. Ticketmaster’s homepage was temporarily knocked offline after Swift fans, known as “Swifties,” flooded the site determined to…