Category: States

Arbitration gains currency after Supreme Court decision

Employees trying to take companies to court face more likelihood of arbitration based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, The Recorder at law.com reports. A string of U.S. Supreme Court decisions favoring arbitration contracts, including the recent… Read More

In California, new privacy, data protection rules could fuel lawsuits

California’s new privacy law could spur a rash of class action lawsuits against companies, officials warn. The Recorder at law.com reports that the regulations, due to go into effect Jan. 1, 2020, “will bear more than a passing… Read More

Global warming, fossil fuels focus of new wave of lawsuits

Fossil fuel producers could follow in the footsteps of tobacco companies, based on a new string of lawsuits targeting global warming, according to a Vox Media story. “In 1998, 46 states and the District of Columbia signed on… Read More

Civil suits a growing trend for agricultural producers

Agriculture is no longer immune to sweeping civil lawsuits, reports AgWeb.com, a site by Farm Journal Media. ”Mirroring the U.S. mainstream, agriculture has entered an era of litigation and legal wrangling,” AgWeb.com reports. “Lawsuits against farmers once were… Read More

Supreme Court limits power of states and localities to impose fines, seize property

According to a recent Washington Post report, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, 2/20/19, that “the Constitution’s prohibition on excessive fines applies to state and local governments, limiting their abilities to impose financial penalties and seize property.”… Read More