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Man exonerated in assassination of Malcolm X seeks $40M from NYC

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One of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X is seeking USD 40 million in compensatory damages from the City of New York after he was proven innocent of involvement in the killing last year. The post Man exonerated in assassination of Malcolm X seeks $40M from NYC appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Arkansas Senate approves bill banning gender-affirming care for trans minors

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” The bill also establishes a private cause of action in which an individual may “assert an actual or threatened violation of this subchapter as a claim in a judicial or administrative proceeding and obtain compensatory damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or any other appropriate relief.”

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US and UK Rohingya refugees sue Facebook alleging dissemination of ‘hateful and dangerous misinformation’

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The causes of action in the suit include strict product liability and negligence, and specifically addresses the following questions of law: whether Facebook (i.e. The causes of action in the suit include strict product liability and negligence, and specifically addresses the following questions of law: whether Facebook (i.e.

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

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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. EB-5 Visa fraud judgments, but rejected the punitive damages awarded therein, echoing the same rule laid down in the 2021 Conference Summary.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

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compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. 1997) where Chief Judge Wilkinson wrote for the Fourth Circuit: By its plain language, § 230 creates a federal immunity to any cause of action that would make service providers liable for information originating with a third-party user of the service.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

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20-219 , asks whether the compensatory damages available under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the statutes that incorporate its remedies, such as the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act , include compensation for emotional distress. The solicitor general recommends the court grant review. Cummings v. 1104(a)(1)(B).

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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