At the Lectern

APRIL 29, 2021

Actions of note at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference included: Supreme Court OK’s commutation of three-strikes sentence. The court granted review in Pulliam v. The appellate court concluded the Rule doesn’t limit attorney fees, disagreeing with Lafferty v. The court denied depublication.]. Jenkins (Jan.

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JURIST

APRIL 26, 2024

The Senate’s amendment added that in a civil action based on violating the bill, “[The] plaintiff may recover from the person: (A) Compensatory damages; (B) Punitive damages; and (C) Reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and expenses.”

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 23, 2021

b) Involuntary—in the commission of an unlawful act, not amounting to a felony; or in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death, in an unlawful manner, or without due caution and circumspection. In 1968, the California Supreme Court expanded NIED claims in Dillon v. They could also seek punitive damages in such a case.

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