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CDR (Carbon Dioxide Removal) Approaches: Friends or Foes?

The road towards the Paris Agreement was potholed, full of controversies and antagonizing positions of States. Ultimately, the normative value of some provisions of the Convention was left unclear (Rajamani, p. 337-344). However, one thing is undisputedly accepted: under Article

#ClimateChange #Litigation #ParisAgreement

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/cdr-carbon-dioxide-removal-approaches-friends-or-foes/

Musk v. Altman case shrinks from industry origin myth into paperwork disputes over charitable trust and control. Musk objected from witness stand, judge reminded him he's not a lawyer. OpenAI frames this as rival's market fight rather than donor grievance, with xAI's $97.4B bid now evidence. Case translates Silicon Valley moral language into legal documents.

#AIgovernance #OpenAI #litigation

https://www.implicator.ai/musk-shrinks-apple-accelerates-anthropic-draws-the-line/

I'm starting to think that law schools are failing in their training of new litigation attorneys. These new attorneys seem to have watched way too much "Perry Mason." The point of cross-examination is not to testify at a witness but to have THEM testify. Also, hostility toward a witness for no relevant reason does not make your case better.

#LegalTranscription #Litigation #DefenseAttorneys

Cookie banners were meant to help mitigate certain litigation risk, but they are now drawing a new wave of lawsuits. We discuss the lawsuits targeting banners and preference tools:

#litigation #privacy #CIPA #California

https://www.zwillgen.com/litigation/no-good-deed-goes-unpunished-cookie-banners-trigger-lawsuits

Musk's OpenAI Lawsuit Threatens $852 Billion AI Empire

Elon Musk is taking on OpenAI in a lawsuit that could shake up the $852 billion AI industry, claiming the company's shift from nonprofit to profit-driven motives betrays its founding promise to develop technology for the public benefit. He's asking the court to undo OpenAI's corporate transition and restore its original mission.

https://osintsights.com/musks-openai-lawsuit-threatens-852-billion-ai-empire?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#ArtificialIntelligence #Openai #ElonMusk #Lawsuit #Litigation

2d Circuit holds that the NFL’s dispute resolution system, in which employment disputes are decided by the NFL Commissioner, are not “arbitrations” under the NFL because the Commissioner is not neutral and the process is not govenred by rules of procedure. Cert. pending.

#law #contracts #NFL #litigation #Arbitration

https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/04/second-circuit-denies-motion-to-compel-arbitration-of-class-claims-relating-to-race-discrimination-by-the-nfl/

Texas law allows damages on top of specific performance only if the additional damages are equitable. I was hoping that this case would clarify what equitable damages are, but they seem to be the same as damages available at law.

Now that equity and law have been merged in most U.S. jurisdictions, it becomes harder with each passing decade to formulate coherent explanations of the relation of equity to law. I think ti was easier in the 16th century.

#law #contracts #equity #litigation

https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/04/texas-supreme-court-on-damages-on-top-of-specific-performance/