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Compensatory damages equal to amount plaintiff paid for home affirmed in fraud case.

Day on Torts

Further, where the fraud was related to the purchase of plaintiff’s home, and the jury awarded plaintiff the amount she paid for the home in compensatory damages, that award was affirmed. On appeal, the verdict for compensatory damages was affirmed, but the punitive award was vacated and remanded for further proceedings.

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US Supreme Court declines J&J baby powder appeal, takes up H&M copyright dispute

JURIST

billion in punitive damages, claiming the 11:1 ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages was excessive. Campbell, which would have imposed a fixed 1:1 ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages for class action suits.

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Georgia poll workers file federal defamation suit against Giuliani and OAN over election fraud claims

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Two Georgia election workers filed a complaint Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against Rudy Giuliani and One America News Network (“OAN”) for promoting claims that they engaged in election fraud during the vote-counting process in the state of Georgia during the 2020 presidential election.

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Dominion Voting sues MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for defamation

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Dominion Voting Systems machines were used in 28 states in the 2020 election, including in critical swing states Georgia and Wisconsin. This is one of several defamation lawsuits Dominion has filed since the 2020 election. In January Dominion filed a defamation suit against Rudy Giuliani based on similar claims of election fraud.

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US Capitol police officers file federal suit against Trump and far right groups over Jan 6 riots

JURIST

The officers accuse the defendants of spreading lies and using violence, intimidation and white supremacist sentiments to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 Presidential election. ” The officers said that their injuries persist to this day.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Although the Tenth Circuit vacated an exception to the Colorado Roadless Rule in March 2020, the district court concluded that it could not enjoin the coal companies’ activities because all challenges to the mining lease modifications had been resolved in the federal defendants’ favor. On October 27, 2020, the D.C. Chernaik v.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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After that court vacated the repeal in July 2020, the Wyoming federal court lifted the stay. On October 2, 2020, the U.S. On September 29, 2020, the D.C. On September 17, 2020, the D.C. 14, 2020); Environmental Defense Fund v. 14, 2020); Environmental Defense Fund v. Conservation Law Foundation v.

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