Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The FCRA also creates a cause of action for consumers to sue and recover damages for certain violations. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs and awarded each class member statutory damages and punitive damages. A divided panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed. Supreme Court’s Decision.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 2, 2022

They also seek punitive damages, disgorgement of profits, pre-judgment interest, attorneys’ and expert witness fees and other costs, and other equitable, declaratory, and/or injunctive relief “to assure … an effective remedy.”. Cases brought by cities.

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Litigation Litigating Cause of Action Punitive Damages 98

JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The statute defines “information content provider” as “any person or entity that is responsible, in whole or in part, for the creation or development of information provided through the Internet or any other interactive computer service.” compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. 47 U.S.C. §

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Tort Court Compensatory Damages Punitive Damages 34

The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In the answer that it filed on November 13, Condé Nast argues – by way of seventeen affirmative defenses – that the model plaintiffs’ remaining causes of action against it should be dismissed. The case is Champion et al., Moda Operandi, Advance Publications d/b/a/ Conde Nast , 1:20-cv-07255 (SDNY).

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Statute Punitive Damages Cause of Action Laws 131

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The companies filed their brief on November 16, arguing that the Fourth Circuit erred by concluding that it was limited to reviewing removal based on the federal-officer removal statute. The plaintiffs asserted a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and requested that the court award them compensatory and punitive damages.

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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. The plaintiffs plan to appeal.

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Cause of Action Court Government Litigation 96