Conflict of Laws

MARCH 23, 2024

It evidently has not stopped claimants from seeking enforcement of punitive damage awards in other civil law legal systems. The first block then focused on the origin, scope, and, particularly, on the purpose of punitive damage awards. Rademacher then analysed whether punitive elements could be found in German tort law.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. For Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. The jury hung in the first trial of this case, which necessitated a second trial.

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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. They could also seek punitive damages in such a case. Compensatory damages cover both economic and non-economic damages.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 3, 2023

It is relatively rare for civil damages to trigger constitutional review, and it is still far from clear that this case will rise to that level. The New York law is unique in allowing massive penalties without the loss of a single dollar by a bank.

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