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Del. Jury Urged To Award $142M Roundup Punitive Damages

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Attorneys for the family of a South Carolina man whose cancer death was allegedly linked to long working use of Monsanto Corp.'s s Roundup herbicide asked a Delaware Superior Court jury Tuesday for $142 million in punitive damages for the company's purported disregard of the product's toxic risk.

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Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani for accessing hard drive

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Biden claims Giuliani acquired Biden’s computer data illegally from John Paul Mac Issac, an owner of a Delaware computer repair shop. Mac Issac allegedly reached out to Giuliani and mailed Giuliani and Attorney Robert J. ” Biden requests a jury trial and seeks both general and punitive damages.

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Monsanto Pushes Back On Roundup Claims Before Del. Jury

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told a Delaware jury on Monday that attorneys seeking regular and punitive damages based on alleged ties between Roundup exposure and a South Carolina man's fatal cancer want jurors to believe "everybody got it wrong" in finding the product safe. A lawyer for Monsanto Corp.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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In Delaware v. Delaware filed a motion to remand to state court (November 20). The plaintiffs asserted a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and requested that the court award them compensatory and punitive damages. and County of San Mateo v. Chevron Corp. have concluded. BP America Inc. , BP p.l.c. ,

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Delaware Lawsuit Sought Damages from Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Change Injuries. The common law claims asserted by Delaware are negligent failure to warn, trespass, and nuisance. The State seeks compensatory damages, penalties for violation of the Consumer Fraud Act, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, and costs of suit.

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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. Delaware v. Maui asserted causes of action for public nuisance, private nuisance, strict liability failure to warn, negligent failure to warn, and trespass.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The City sought injunctive relief, civil penalties ($350 for each violation or $500 for each knowing violation), and attorney fees and costs. On April 15, Minnesota filed a motion for costs and expenses, including attorney fees, incurred as a result of defendants’ “improper removal.” Delaware v. City of New York v. Minnesota v.

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