Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The AG places particular emphasis on the severe deterring effect these sums of damages may have – not only on the defendant newspaper and journalist in the case at hand but other media outlets in general (AG Opinion, paras. 45(2) Brussels I Regulation, i.e., prevents the enforcing court from reviewing the decision as to its substance.

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JURIST

JUNE 1, 2021

In an order list released Tuesday, the US Supreme Court declined to hear Johnson & Johnson’s appeal seeking to undo a $2 billion judgment over claims that their talc-based baby powder contained cancer-causing asbestos. billion in punitive damages, claiming the 11:1 ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages was excessive.

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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

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Under the ISU Anti-Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy , Beathard is guaranteed free speech: “Illinois State University … is strongly committed to the ethical and legal principal that each member of the University Community enjoys the right to free speech. Beathard brought the lawsuit under 42 U.S.C.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. As we noted last week , the Supreme Court relisted 18 new cases from its “long conference” that marked its return to business after the summer recess. A short explanation of relists is available here.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2021

Two Georgia election workers filed a complaint Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against Rudy Giuliani and One America News Network (“OAN”) for promoting claims that they engaged in election fraud during the vote-counting process in the state of Georgia during the 2020 presidential election.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2024

A defense lawyer for former US President Donald Trump filed a letter in US District Court on Monday that argued a judge in a recent defamation lawsuit should have recused himself from the case. Roberta Kaplan responded with her own letter filed with the court. million in compensatory damages and $65 million in punitive damages.

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JURIST

APRIL 20, 2021

The civil suit was filed last Thursday in the Lynchburg Circuit Court in Virginia and claims damages on three counts of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and statutory conspiracy. for breach of contract and fiduciary duty appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. Falwell Jr.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Federal Court in Rhode Island Allowed Failure-to-Adapt Claims to Proceed. The federal district court for the District of Rhode Island for the most part denied a motion to dismiss a citizen suit asserting that Shell Oil Products US and other defendants (Shell) failed to prepare a terminal in Providence for the impacts of climate change.

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JURIST

AUGUST 28, 2021

The plaintiffs demand a jury trial and seek compensatory and punitive damages, including attorneys’ fees and costs, for physical and emotional injuries caused by the defendants. The US House of Representatives also passed a resolution last month to establish a committee to investigate the US Capitol attacks.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Oregon Supreme Court Said Public Trust Doctrine Did Not Impose Obligation to Protect Resources from Climate Change. With respect to the scope of the doctrine, the Supreme Court said the public trust doctrine extends both to the State navigable waters and to the State’s submerged and submersible lands. (A FEATURED CASE. Chernaik v.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, where Mike Lindell and MyPillow advertised and promoted the Stop the Steal march on January 6. billion in damages in the lawsuit against Lindell, including about $650 million in punitive damages and $650 million in compensatory damages.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 3, 2023

That eagerness could prove the court’s undoing, however. However, James wants dissolution and crippling damages, and that could trigger a higher-court review. Supreme Court decided a case, BMW of North America v. Gore , striking down a punitive damage award. In 1996, the U.S.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The damages in my view are excessive and absurd after the court acknowledged that no one lost a dime in these exchanges. That is precisely why the New York Court of Appeals should act to redeem the integrity of the legal system by setting aside or drastically reducing this award. Supreme Court. New York Gov.

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