JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 23, 2021

This incident could well prove a violation of a statute or regulation making the act “negligent per se.” They could also seek punitive damages in such a case. Compensatory damages cover both economic and non-economic damages. This case would seem a compelling application of punitive damages.

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Tort Punitive Damages Personal Injury Compensatory Damages 39

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No.

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Court Government Compensatory Damages Litigation 72

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The First Circuit—like the Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits in other climate change cases—concluded that the scope of its appellate review was limited to whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. County of Maui v. Sunoco LP , No. 2CCV-20-0000283 (Haw. The plaintiffs plan to appeal.

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Cause of Action Court Government Litigation 96