Day on Torts

MARCH 9, 2022

Where the evidence clearly established the elements of intent and malice in an inducement of breach of contract case, summary judgment for plaintiff was affirmed. Moreover, the trial court’s ruling that plaintiff could recover attorney’s fees as compensatory damages under the independent tort theory was also affirmed.

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Compensatory Damages Contract Healthcare Tort 59

SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Spending clause legislation, the court has explained, is like a contract: In return for federal funds, recipients agree to comply with Congress’ conditions. Gorman , the court applied the contract analogy to the issue of which remedies are appropriate when private parties sue for violations of spending clause legislation.

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Court Laws Compensatory Damages Statute 84

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

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.

Cause of Action 96

Cause of Action Court Government Litigation 96

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

But the Court rejected arguments that the government could be forced to meet more specific renewable energy and energy efficiency targets on the grounds that such sectoral measures cannot be independently directly linked to ecological damage. Notre Affaire à Tous and Others v. Plaintiffs challenge two aspects of the regulations.

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