ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury said Justice McWilliam had graduated from the Australian National University in 2000, then was called to the NSW Bar in 2006 where she had an illustrious career in commercial, criminal and tort law.

Source: https://the-riotact.com/this-court-is-going-places-verity-mcwilliam-sworn-in-as-newest-supreme-court-justice/657538

Another big one is tort law.

Source: https://theintercept.com/2023/02/08/dissent-episode-four-same-sex-discrimination/

Based on what our lawyers have been hearing, there seems to be 2 mass tort MDLs that are most likely to get resolved with global settlements in 2023.

Source: https://www.lawsuit-information-center.com/most-active-class-action-2023.html

Circuit Judge Allison Rushing dissented in the opinion, noting that tort law already prohibits trespass and breach of duty, and does not offend the First Amendment.

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2023/02/28/709715.htm

Fletcher conceded that under Atlas Roofing, those scenarios were constitutionally permissible if Congress decided that the traditional tort claims covering accidents and medical injuries did not adequately protect the public.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/30/supreme-court-must-decide-whether-right-to-jury-trial-disappears-in-federal-agencies/

If Ms. Smith sincerely believes this to be so, there is a simple solution available to her in law: the tort of defamation.

Source: https://albertapolitics.ca/2023/01/danielle-smith-accuses-cbc-of-defaming-her-her-staff-crown-prosecutors-and-the-whole-public-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=danielle-smith-accuses-cbc-of-defaming-her-her-staff-crown-prosecutors-and-t

In a headline-grabbing decision, the Supreme Court has decided that an observation platform at the Tate Modern Art Gallery (“the Tate”), which overlooks a number of nearby luxury apartments, gives rise to the tort of nuisance –

Source: https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2023/02/22/supreme-court-finally-weighs-in-on-the-tates-viewing-platform/

In her order, the judge wrote that a tort claims notice that the Martens’ lawyer provided the city did not include the same claims alleged in the lawsuit.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2572587/appellate-court-revives-suit-in-victoria-martens-case.html

It is not too early, however, to make an educated guess about the potential settlement amounts of the average case in the class action might be based on settlement payouts in prior mass tort cases with similar allegations.

Source: https://www.lawsuit-information-center.com/paragard-iud-lawsuits-payout-value.html

Justice Reynolds dismissed the case ruling that while the Attorney General is authorised to bring an action for misfeasance in public office against Jordan, he did not, in this case, satisfy the elements of the tort.

Source: https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2023/10/12/govt-to-move-to-ccj-over-sale-of-waterfront-property-to-bk-marines/

Loo's decision didn't accept the entirety of Greengen's argument, but it did find that some of the people acting on behalf of the provincial government had committed the tort of "misfeasance."

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/province-of-b-c-liable-for-10m-in-damages-for-misfeasance-in-hydroelectric-approval-process-1.6597865

The claimants’ lawyers had argued that the ongoing consequences of the pollution represented a “continuing nuisance”, a type of civil tort, which would have meant the deadline did not apply.

Source: https://gcaptain.com/shell-wins-uk-supreme-court-case-on-2011-oil-spill-off-nigerian-coast/

The evidence linking Elmiron to macular eye damage is much stronger than evidence in other mass tort drug cases.

Source: https://www.lawsuit-information-center.com/elmiron-lawsuit-update.html

This is not unusual even for mass tort litigation and other class actions.

Source: https://www.hawaiireporter.com/the-lahaina-recovery-fund/

We can come up with a reasonable estimate of the potential settlement value of these cases based on a comparative analysis of payouts in other tort cases involving similar injuries.

Source: https://www.lawsuit-information-center.com/exactech-settlement-amounts.html