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New York Times Loses Effort to Block Kai Spears Defamation Action

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” As a sports figure, such allegations can have a major impact on his future contracts both with teams and advertisers. 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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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The complaint asked the court for compensatory damages, equitable relief, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, disgorgement of profits, and costs of suit. Maui asserted causes of action for public nuisance, private nuisance, strict liability failure to warn, negligent failure to warn, and trespass. County of Maui v.

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The “Royal We” Provision: Newly Released Settlement Favors Prince Andrew as One of Epstein’s “Other Defendants”

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Giuffre’s attorney David Boies has suggested that the agreement would not include Prince Andrew because he was not subject to any litigation or allegations in Florida where it was finalized. Nevertheless, the absence to a reference to royalty does not matter if this is viewed as a Royal We provision.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also dismissed defamation and related state tort claims. Vermont Court Said Former Attorney General Could Be Deposed on Use of Private Email Account. Attorney General of Vermont , No. Group Sought New York Attorney General’s Emails Related to Alleged “Climate-RICO” Scheme. 349-6-16WNCV (Vt.

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