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Punitive damages and rejected pleas

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether an award of punitive damages that doubles the compensatory damages can comport with due process and how a defendant can prove ineffective assistance of counsel in rejecting a plea offer. New Jersey.

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FDA Safety Communications: A Potential Provider Pitfall

FDA Law Blog

Wasserstein — The New Jersey Supreme Court, in its August 25, 2022 opinion in Mirian Rivera v. 25, 2022), [link] , considered whether a provider’s use of a medical device that is the subject of an FDA safety communication constitutes per se evidence of wanton disregard, which would warrant punitive damages. Case Summary.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

New Jersey Federal Court Transferred Shareholder Derivative Action Against Exxon to Texas. The New Jersey federal court concluded that private and public interests weighed in favor of transfer. Fish & Wildlife Service , No. 2:19-cv-14243 (S.D. In re Exxon Mobil Corp. Derivative Litigation , No. 2:19-CV-16380 (D.N.J.

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