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Who’s Afraid of Punitive Damages? – Conference in Augsburg, Germany

Conflict of Laws

by Salih Okur (University of Augsburg) On 8 and 9 March, scholars from more than a dozen different jurisdictions followed the invitation of Tobias Lutzi to discuss recent trends in punitive damages at the University of Augsburg, Germany. The conference contained five panels overall, which were split into three blocks.

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United States: Pennsylvania Supreme Court To Consider Constitutionality Of Excessive Punitive Damages - Duane Morris LLP

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The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently granted review in The Bert Company d/b/a Northwest Insurance Services v. 14 WAP 2022, Matthew Turk, et al.,

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How The Fla. Supreme Court Is Changing Business Litigation

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Three sweeping civil procedure changes introduced by the Florida Supreme Court over the past year — a fresh summary judgment standard, a new apex deponent rule and immediate review of early punitive damages decisions — should lead to fairer and more predictable litigation outcomes, and signal a continued revamp in 2022 and beyond, says Kyle Robisch (..)

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The Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 65, 2022)

Conflict of Laws

65, 2022) of the Japanese Yearbook of International Law – published by the International Law Association of Japan – has been recently released. It features the following articles, case notes as well as English translation of some relevant court decisions relating to private international law. The latest Volume (Vol.

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Supreme Court will hear follow-up to its Tirado decision on sentence enhancements

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At the Supreme Court’s conference yesterday, actions of note included: Enhancement discretion. The court granted review in People v. Applying the Supreme Court’s January decision in People v. Tirado (2022) 12 Cal.5th 5th 688, the majority thought the trial court had more limited options than the dissent did.

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FDA Safety Communications: A Potential Provider Pitfall

FDA Law Blog

Wasserstein — The New Jersey Supreme Court, in its August 25, 2022 opinion in Mirian Rivera v. 25, 2022), [link] , considered whether a provider’s use of a medical device that is the subject of an FDA safety communication constitutes per se evidence of wanton disregard, which would warrant punitive damages.

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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Conflict of Laws

On 21 August 2022, China Justice Observer released the 2022 version of the List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. The full version of the 2022 List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments is available here. Written by Dr. Meng Yu and Dr. Guodong Du, co-founders of China Justice Observer*.