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CAFA Law Blog
Jésus Hates Federal Court. Really, He Does.
Jésus Trilla-Pinero v. Puerto Rico, 557 F.Supp.2d 258 (D.Puerto Rico, Jun. 04, 2008) Have you ever thought about CAFA and wondered where it stands in the cosmic order? Ever ponder the…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Iraq and Oil
It Was Oil, All Along By Bill Moyers & Michael Winship PBS transcript link Oh, no, they told us, Iraq isn't a war about oil. That's cynical and simplistic, they…
Louisiana Law Blog
Louisiana Diversity Forum Scheduled for October 16
By Kean Miller
On October 16, 2008, the Kean Miller Diversity Council will present the second-annual Louisiana Diversity Forum at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. The Louisiana Diversity Forum provides a platform…
Antitrust Law Blog
Franchisee Fails In Tying and Conspiracy Case Against Shell Oil Products
The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a franchisee's tying and price fixing conspiracy claims against its franchisor, Equilon Enterprises LLC, which does business as Shell Oil Products. Rick-Mik…
The Energy Law Blog
Federal Court Rules Oyster Fishermen Can’t Pursue Class Action Against Owners of Pipelines and Storage Tanks for Alleged Damages from Katrina
by Kelly Becker In Barasich, et al. v. Shell Pipeline Co. LP, et al., 2008 U.S. Dist. Lexis 47474 (E.D. La. 6/19/08), at issue was, inter alia, whether a group…
Mass Tort Defense
State Appeals Court Orders Venue Changes in Benzene Litigation
By Sean Wajert
The Texas Court of Appeals ruled last week that a trial court had erred in denying the defendants' motion to transfer venue in a multi-plaintiff benze
TortsProf Blog
Alaskan Village Sues Energy Companies for Global Warming
The New York Times reports on a suit filed yesterday by the Alaska native village of Kivalina against 20 oil, electric, and coal companies. The village, which is being forced…
The Contingency
Fifth Circuit Whacks Class Counsel’s Whacking Up of Fee
Contingent business law includes class actions involving commercial disputes. Such as the one over Shell gasoline that, because it left the refinery with too much sulfur, damaged consumers' automobile fuel…
The D&O Diary
Web Notes: Backdating, Subprime, “F-cubed” Claimants, and More
Thanksgiving is nigh, but big things are still happening. The Apple options backdating derivative complaint has been dismissed, AIG has been sued in a subprime-related derivative lawsuit, the Non-U.S. claimants…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
WSJ Editorial On Shell Gasoline Class Action, and Some Ruminations in Response
By joetort
Editorial in the Wall Street Journal -- A Tort Riot. Here's an excerpt:The depredations of the trial bar are legion. But sometimes a case is so exquisite in revealing the…