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Federal appeals court affirms $25 million judgment in Bayer’s Roundup cancer case

JURIST

In 2019, the jury found that the manufacturer was negligent, and the design on Roundup lacked sufficient cancer warnings. The jury awarded Hardeman $75 million in punitive damages, but the federal judge overseeing the trial reduced the punitive damages to $20 million.

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Linda Evangelista Files Products Liability, Fraud Suit Over Cosmetic Procedure That Destroyed Her Quality of Life

The Fashion Law

In addition to compensatory damages in the amount of $50 million, Evangelista claims that she is also entitled to “punitive and/or exemplary damages for the wanton, willful, fraudulent, reckless acts of ZELTIQ which demonstrated a complete disregard and reckless indifference for the safety and welfare of the general public and to Ms.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Conservation Law Foundation v. Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, Inc. Source: Khanrak ). By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S.

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