JURIST

AUGUST 4, 2021

Individuals who discriminate are subject to “substantial civil penalt[ies]” as well as punitive damages and injunctive relief. In particular, they highlight concerns about civil unrest since May 2020 and US Justice Department data regarding crime committed upon law enforcement.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Trade Groups Proceeding with Narrower Challenge to 2016 Refrigerant Management Rule; NRDC and States Challenge 2020 Rescission of Portion of Rule. The court also declined to vacate BLM’s leasing decisions and instead enjoined BLM from issuing drilling permits for the leases while it responds to the court’s decision. WildEarth Guardians v.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 19, 2023

423) Enforcement of Foreign Judgment — Punitive Damages — Contrary to Public Policy Intellectual Property High Court, Judgment, September 29, 2021 (p. 426) Applicable Law — Copyright — Employee Work — Copyright Transfer Tokyo District Court, Judgment, February 12, 2020 (p. 213) Moonsook Kim, International Adoption in Korea (p.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The jury found defendant liable for intentional misrepresentation and awarded plaintiff $243,000 in compensatory damages, which was the purchase price of the home, and $250,000 in punitive damages. The jury also awarded plaintiff punitive damages in this case. internal citation omitted). Code Ann. § Code Ann. §

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2021

The death of Daniel Prude , an unarmed mentally ill Black man in RPD custody in March 2020, led to protests in September when body camera footage was released of his death. In addition to RPD and some of its officers, the city of Rochester, its mayor, and other area law enforcement agencies are named as defendants in the complaint.

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Day on Torts

APRIL 6, 2022

Plaintiff’s initial complaint was filed in May 2009 and sought $1 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. Defendant was never served with this amended complaint, but the trial court entered a final judgment awarding plaintiff $3 million in total damages in August 2017.

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At the Lectern

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Monsanto Company , where a partially divided First District, Division Two, published opinion affirmed an award of about $86,000,000, including about $70,000,000 in punitive damages, to a couple who claimed they both developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma from an herbicide they sprayed on their property.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 2, 2022

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. In April 27, 2020, Waldman told the U.K. However, it was Heard’s verdict that struck me most as particularly noteworthy.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 30, 2023

79-109 (available here ) Amurodov, Jahongir “Some issues of Ratification of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019) by the Republic of Uzbekistan”, Uzbek Law Review 2020-03, pp. 166-172 (available here ) Brand, Ronald A. 2019-02, pp 1-35 Brand, Ronald A.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 24, 2022

The 2020 update was also posted on Conflictoflaws.net. Another interesting example would be a series of cases where a Chinese court in Guangzhou recognized and enforced compensatory damages awarded in three U.S. To date, we have collected 89 cases involving China and 24 foreign States and regions.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 4, 2023

79-109 (available here ) Amurodov, Jahongir “Some issues of Ratification of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019) by the Republic of Uzbekistan”, Uzbek Law Review 2020-03, pp. 166-172 (available here ) Brand, Ronald A. 2019-02, pp 1-35 Brand, Ronald A.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

„Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: Explanatory Report“, as approved by the HCCH on 22 September 2020 (available here). Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Beaumont, Paul.

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SquirePattonBoggs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

2018), which held that Tennessee’s statutory cap on punitive damages violates the state constitution. No recent case better exemplifies those difficulties than Lindenberg v. Jackson Nat’l Life Ins. 3d 348 (6th Cir. Airport Mgmt. LLC , 596 S.W.3d 3d 686, 693 n.8

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 20, 2022

„Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: Explanatory Report“, as approved by the HCCH on 22 September 2020 (available here). Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Badr, Yehya Ibrahim.

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JURIST

JUNE 1, 2021

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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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 11, 2022

„Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: Explanatory Report“, as approved by the HCCH on 22 September 2020 (available here). Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Beaumont, Paul.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

„Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: Explanatory Report“, as approved by the HCCH on 22 September 2020 (available here). Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Beaumont, Paul.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 7, 2021

„Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: Explanatory Report“, as approved by the HCCH on 22 September 2020 (available here). Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Beaumont, Paul.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 6, 2023

If a full and effective retraction is issued (and published as prominently as the offending statement), it can limit damages or bar punitive damages entirely in some states. Despite his past controversial writings, he was selected as the 2019 & 2020 National Association of Black Journalists Award Winner.

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SquirePattonBoggs

MAY 14, 2021

Under FACTA, any person who willfully violates this provision is liable for actual damages or statutory damages ranging from $100 to $1000, plus punitive damages and attorney’s fees. 2020) (en banc). On behalf of herself and other similarly situated customers, she brought suit for violation of 15 U.S.C.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

79-109 (available here ) Amurodov, Jahongir “Some issues of Ratification of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019) by the Republic of Uzbekistan”, Uzbek Law Review 2020-03, pp. 166-172 (available here ) Brand, Ronald A. 2019-02, pp 1-35 Brand, Ronald A.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 31, 2022

„Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: Explanatory Report“, as approved by the HCCH on 22 September 2020 (available here). Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Arslan, Ilyas.

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The Fashion Law

MAY 12, 2021

And in a May 2020 decision, an arbitrator sided with Coscarelli. In connection with the various causes of action, she is seeking an award of compensatory, treble, and punitive damages; an award of attorney’s fees and costs; and an award of prejudgment interest. . The case is Chloe Coscarelli, et al. 1:21-cv-04159 (SDNY).

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Foley Hoag LLP

MARCH 11, 2022

The bill empowers the Secretary to impose up to $100 million in civil damages and $500 million in punitive damages for companies in violation of the legislation. In the summer of 2020, Senator Hawley introduced a nearly identical proposal which never made it to the Senate floor for a vote.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

„Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: Explanatory Report“, as approved by the HCCH on 22 September 2020 (available here). Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Arslan, Ilyas.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 21, 2022

„Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: Explanatory Report“, as approved by the HCCH on 22 September 2020 (available here). Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Arslan, Ilyas.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 5, 2021

In late Spring/early Summer 2020, Beathard’s wife became very sick with cancer and passed away on 6/13/20. In late Summer 2020, Beathard returned to ISU. During mid-August 2020, ISU’s Department of Athletics printed Black Lives Matter posters. Indeed, he was asked back to ISU to rebuild the offense.

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Newsom (2020) 10 Cal.5th ” (Link added.) Division Three also criticized reasoning in one of its own opinions — Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority v.

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SAV Paralegal Services

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Termination of employment because of the refusal to take a vaccine is a costly move, as employer may face a punitive damages claim on top of the termination pay that might be considerable on its own. MANDATORY VACCINATION CHECK FOR CLIENTS AND VISITORS?

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InHouseOps

JUNE 13, 2022

Early on in 2020, the parties and counsel were somewhat skittish. The international rules preclude an award of punitive damages unless the parties agree otherwise. On the arbitration side, we quickly converted in-person hearings to hybrid or fully virtual ones.

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The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Condé Nast is slamming the right of publicity lawsuit that nearly 50 models filed against it and Moda Operandi last fall for allegedly using photos of them walking in the Spring/Summer 2020 runway shows in order to sell runway garments and accessories without their authorization. The case is Champion et al.,

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

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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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

involving whether punitive damages that are twice compensatory damages and fall within a state’s statutory punitive damages cap are constitutionally excessive. 10, 2020, Jan. 17, 2020, Jan. 24, 2020, Feb. 21, 2020, and June 24, 2021 conferences; rehearing petition relisted after the Sept.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

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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JURIST

MARCH 26, 2021

Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit in Delaware Superior Court against Fox News on Friday seeking damages for Fox’s claims that Dominion rigged the 2020 presidential election against President Donald Trump. billion in January. ” The post Dominion Voting Systems files $1.6B

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2021

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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The Fashion Law

JUNE 29, 2021

2020: adidas v. million in actual damages, $137 million in profits that Payless made from selling the fringing footwear, and $137 million in punitive damages in connection with its trademark infringement, trade dress infringement, and dilution claims. Thom Browne (Opposition).

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