10th Circuit Tosses Fight Over Oil and Gas Rights to State Court
State court is the place to resolve a Colorado community’s fight over forced pooling of oil and gas rights.
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Coloradans Ask 10th Circuit to Let Federal Courts Referee Mineral Pooling Fight
The 10th Circuit will decide whether a federal judge should rule on Colorado’s practice of force pooling oil and gas rights or whether the issue belongs in state court.
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Ex-Governor: Flint Water Charges Filed in Wrong Venue
Attorneys for former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder argued Tuesday for the dismissal of willful neglect charges brought against him over the Flint water crisis, arguing they were filed in the wrong county.
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UK Judge Nixes Damages Claim Over Brazil Dam Failure
Brazilians seeking $6.3 billion in compensation from Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP over a massive dam failure in 2015 suffered a major setback after a British judge ruled Monday that their case belongs in Brazil’s courts.
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British Facebook Users Must Sue Tech Giant in UK, US Judge Rules
United Kingdom citizens cannot sue Facebook in U.S. court for leaking user data to Cambridge Analytica and other data privacy scandals, despite claims the social network retroactively changed legal forum rules for U.K. users while their lawsuit was pending.
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Four Cops Charged in Floyd Death to Be Tried Together
The four former police officers charged in connection with the arrest and death of George Floyd will face trial together in March, a Minnesota judge ordered Thursday, and that trial is tentatively staying in Minneapolis.
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Twitter Back in Court to Urge Dismissal of Nunes Defamation Case
Pointing to a law that shields internet platforms from legal action for content posted by third-party users, Twitter asked a Virginia judge for a second time Friday to dismiss defamation claims brought against the social media giant by Republican Congressman Devin Nunes of California.
Read morePanel Takes Up Dispute Over Unlicensed Nursing Homes
An attorney for one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate brokerage firms asked an 11th Circuit panel Thursday to keep in federal court a conspiracy and fraud class action accusing the company of selling nursing homes with invalid licenses.
Read moreWatchdog Slams Order Allowing Nunes to Sue Twitter in Virginia
A government watchdog group blasted a ruling that will keep a defamation lawsuit filed by California Congressman Devin Nunes against Twitter and several users in Virginia state court, warning it could chill free speech.
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Judge Rejects PG&E Bid to Move Wildfire Liability Trial
A jury trial on Pacific Gas and Electric’s liability for the 2017 Tubbs Fire will start Jan. 7 in San Francisco, a California judge ruled Monday, after rejecting PG&E’s requests to move the case to Santa Rosa and limit the number of plaintiffs.
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Texas Judge Denies Venue Change in Murder Trial of Fired Dallas Cop Amber Guyger
A Texas judge Monday denied a motion by fired cop Amber Guyger to move her murder trial out of Dallas, rejecting her claims that the media’s “hysteria and false narratives” prejudiced potential jurors in her trial for the shooting death of an unarmed black man in his own apartment.
Read moreJohnny Depp’s Ex-Wife Fights for Dismissal of $50M Lawsuit
Lawyers for actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard squared off in a Virginia courtroom Friday, as Heard sought to have a state judge dismiss her ex-husband’s $50 million defamation case.
Read moreCarpet Manufacturers Fight Alabama Venue in Water Pollution Suits
Attorneys for the carpet industry argued before the Alabama Supreme Court Tuesday that two lawsuits alleging Georgia carpet manufacturers allowed contaminants to enter the drinking supply of Alabama cities should not be heard in that state’s courts.
Read moreMonsanto Wins Chance to Pick Venue for Upcoming Roundup Trials
In a win for Monsanto following more than $2 billion in cancer-trial losses in California against the company’s popular weed killer Roundup, the federal judge overseeing nationwide litigation over the product said Wednesday Monsanto can choose where upcoming cases will be tried.
Read moreJudge Keeps Bid for Probe of Smollett Case in Chicago
A Cook County judge declined Friday to transfer to another Illinois county a petition seeking a special prosecutor to investigate a state attorney’s handling of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s hate-crime case, inching the decision forward after several setbacks.
Read moreTwitter Urges Dismissal of Nunes Defamation Case Based on Venue
Twitter has asked a Virginia judge to throw out a $250 million defamation lawsuit brought by Republican Congressman Devin Nunes of California against the social media giant and several users, arguing the lawmaker filed his complaint in the wrong state.
Read moreOrioles Claim of MLB Bias Triggers Backlash From Nationals
Unable to mediate a dispute over television fees with their cross-town rivals, the Washington Nationals asked a judge Monday to stop the Baltimore Orioles from forum shopping.
Read moreChristian College Transfer Gets Complicated in Tennessee
An attorney representing a Christian athletic association in Southeast Tennessee made moves this week attempting to transfer a lawsuit over a $6 million camp out of a general sessions court.
Read moreEMI Countersues Kanye, Alleging Breach of Contract
After Kanye West likened his contract with music publisher EMI to slavery, EMI struck back with a federal complaint Thursday, accusing the rapper of forum shopping to get out of the deal.
Read moreManafort Fights to Get Next Trial Out of Washington
Demanding a new venue for his second conspiracy trial, convicted lobbyist Paul Manafort argued Wednesday that the decks are stacked against him in the nation’s capital.
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