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Ford's $1.7B Trial Loss Puts Spotlight On Hush Deals, Ga. Law

Law 360

A Georgia jury's $1.7 billion punitive damages verdict against Ford Motor Co. But the award may not stick, attorneys told Law360, especially if a Georgia law prompts a post-trial settlement.

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US federal judge dismisses Trump counter-defamation lawsuit against E. Jean Carroll

JURIST

Trump claimed that Carroll’s statements on CNN after the verdict were false and defamatory as she assented to the allegation that he specifically “raped” Carroll as defined under New York law. Carroll’s allegedly defamatory statements were substantially true as a matter of law.”