Previous editions of Re:Torts (It’s (Still) Important Enough to Get It Right; Opioid Public Nuisance Question) have covered decisions that addressed whether various states permit public nuisance claims in connection with the...more
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Advances in Videoconferencing Do Not Change the Subpoena Power of the Court -
In In re Kirkland, 2023 WL 4777937 (9th Cir. July 27, 2023), the Ninth Circuit held that a district court could not subpoena testimony outside the...more
PFAS Litigation Continues to Expand -
In recent months, state attorneys general have filed lawsuits seeking natural resource damages for historical releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (“PFAS”) to the...more