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New York police sued for using excessive force on peaceful protester

JURIST

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) joined with several other legal entities in a lawsuit Tuesday accusing New York Police officers of race discrimination, police brutality and violating the free speech of a peaceful protester.

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Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani for accessing hard drive

JURIST

Mac Issac allegedly reached out to Giuliani and mailed Giuliani and Attorney Robert J. Costello boasted about going through Biden’s laptop to New York Magazine. ” Biden requests a jury trial and seeks both general and punitive damages. .” Costello copies he made of Biden’s hard drive.

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New York Times Loses Effort to Block Kai Spears Defamation Action

JonathanTurley

The New York Times lost a critical effort to block the defamation lawsuit brought by University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears. On March 20, Spears’s attorney demanded a public retraction of the statements pursuant to Ala. We have previously discussed retraction statutes that can limit damages or actions.

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New York’s Nassau County legislature passes controversial legislation permitting police to sue protestors

JURIST

Individuals who discriminate are subject to “substantial civil penalt[ies]” as well as punitive damages and injunctive relief. Additionally, individuals who violate such provisions must pay the first responder’s attorneys’ fees.

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WILL STARBUCKS GET ROASTED HERE?

NewmanFerraraLLP

Case Grounded on Fraud and Misrepresentation In mid-November, Kristie Brownell filed a proposed class action in a New York federal court against Starbucks Coffee Co. , the world’s largest coffeehouse chain. Will Starbucks wake up and smell the coffee? # # # SOURCE Brownell v Starbucks Coffee Company (Class Action Complaint).

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Milkcrate Athletics Says adidas is Infringing its Trademarks Again, Following 2019 Settlement

The Fashion Law

Almost exactly two years after Milkcrate Athletics filed – and swiftly settled – a lawsuit against adidas, accusing it of infringing its trademarks, Milkcrate has waged a new fight against the German sportswear giant. The plaintiff is also seeking compensatory, treble, and punitive damages and attorneys’ fees.

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Depp-Heard Verdict Contains Relatively Rare Defamation-by-Counsel Liability

JonathanTurley

The massive verdict in favor of actor Johnny Depp yesterday constitutes a rare victory of a public figure under the difficult New York Times v. Even with the reduction of the $5 million in punitive damages to $350,000 under the statutory state cap for punitive damages, Depp was technically awarded $10,350,000.