In recent years, some litigators have sought to expand the definition of a public nuisance to areas outside these traditional applications, for example by bringing claims against manufacturers who ...

The foible of being an attorney is not being able to enjoy television without noticing every liability, crime, and actionable conduct of the characters. For instance, take the greatest of all ...

California’s lawsuit on Monday accusing Exxon of fueling global plastic waste pollution by misleading the public about the limitations of recycling is the latest in a line of recent cases based on a ...

Today, companies providing newer communications technologies––social media platforms––are being sued for allegedly causing another kind of nuisance––a public nuisance. A public nuisance involves “an ...

Does your neighbor’s dog bark nonstop, day and night? Does their trash sit out for days, attracting rodents or other unwelcome pests? Maybe they blast loud music and refuse to turn it down — even ...