In a closely watched appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled on February 18 that to satisfy the causation requirement in ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unlawfully approved a cost assignment of more than $300 million for grid upgrades associated with a solar facility trying to connect to the power grid, a solar ...

Graphic Packaging International LLC’s victory over a worker claiming interference with his rights under disability bias law and retaliation for seeking accommodations for a hand injury was upheld ...

On February 18, 2025, the First Circuit joined a growing list of circuit courts to hold that “but-for causation” is the correct causation standard ...

It’s now 3–1, with the First Circuit (2025) aligning with the Sixth (2023) and Eighth (2022) Circuits finding the meaning of ...

Richard W. Wright (Illinois Inst. Tech., Chicago-Kent College of Law) has posted Causation and Legal Responsibility on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In part 1 of this article, published in the CTLA ...

A trio of litigators convinced a Colquitt County Superior Court judge to award a $1.15 million medical-malpractice wrongful ...

the concept/conception distinction is extremely useful as a tool for clarifying the nature of disagreements about what the law is and what it should be. When you next run into an idea like "justice," ...

in most cases causation flows fairly easily,” Katz says. “If there’s any doubt, make sure you gather the evidence to prove liability as soon as possible — don’t wait.” One of the most significant ...

I first met Glenn Saxe at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City through an introduction from a senior mentor. From our first conversation, I recognized him as a rare genius—someone who has ...

Nevertheless, uncertainty remains about the agencies' ability to prove that certain firms’ actions caused anticompetitive harm, and the threshold required to establish causation remains a topic of ...

We have summarised the wording of the legislation referred to, so please use this as a general summary of food safety law, but don’t regard it as legal advice. It is important to always check the ...