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Adams, a lawyer, switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Independent, and then filed this case challenging the constitutionality of Delaware's constitutional provisions that allow only a bare majority of judges on its top five courts to be of the same political party and require that the remaining judges on the top three courts be of the other major political… Read More
Plaintiff sued the manufacturer of Pop Secret popcorn, claiming it committed unfair business practices and breached the warranty of merchantability, by including partially hydrogenated oils (artificial trans fat) in the popcorn after the FDA had concluded that the ingredient was no longer approved for human consumption. This decision holds that plaintiff failed to allege a sufficient injury in fact to… Read More
The federal Nutrition Education Act pre-empts Proposition 65’s requirement of a label on cereal warning of naturally occurring acrylamide in cooked whole grains. Read More
Individual plaintiff-voter lacks standing to challenge statewide voting inequalities involving districts other than his own. Read More
Foreign corporations may not be sued as defendants under the Alien Tort Claims Act, 28 USC 1350. Read More
A foreign defendant’s knowledge that plaintiff is located in the forum state and will suffer harm there does allow the forum to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over the defendant; instead the defendant itself must establish contacts with the forum state. Read More
California cannot exercise personal jurisdiction over non-residents’ claims against a foreign corporation merely because the corporation engaged in the same conduct in California as to resident plaintiffs. Read More
If the statute of limitations expires before a case is removed to federal court, the plaintiff is not given additional time to serve the summons after removal. Read More
A federal appellate court has jurisdiction over claims against an appellee not named in the notice of appeal if the opening brief shows the appellant challenges portions of the judgment affecting that appellee. Read More
