JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Notably, the jury awarded punitive damages against the university, a relative rarity for juries but well deserved in this case. In its earlier summary judgment ruling , the court began with a discussion of the highly analogous case of Pickering v. 2013), the Supreme Court in Pickering , 391 U.S. Pretty low odds.
Constitutional Law Reporter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
By a vote of 5-4, the justices held that only a plaintiff concretely harmed by a defendant’s violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) has Article III standing to seek damages against that private defendant in federal court. The FCRA also creates a cause of action for consumers to sue and recover damages for certain violations.
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JonathanTurley
APRIL 2, 2022
Now, an appellate court has upheld a $25 million judgment against the small college and Oberlin earned every penny of that penalty. Oberlin maintained in court filings that the son and grandson of the owners of Gibson’s Bakery “violently and unreasonably attacked” an unarmed student, but that is not how the police viewed it.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 6, 2023
If a full and effective retraction is issued (and published as prominently as the offending statement), it can limit damages or bar punitive damages entirely in some states. Missouri does not appear to have a formal retraction law, but it is still considered a necessary step. He can claim that this was merely an opinion.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Free speech has always held a precarious position in Australia which does not have an equivalent to the First Amendment in guaranteeing free speech as a constitutional right. Despite this history, a new decision out of the High Court is still shocking in its implications for further attacks on free speech. punitive damages.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 3, 2023
That eagerness could prove the court’s undoing, however. The New York law is unique in allowing massive penalties without the loss of a single dollar by a bank. 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.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
It seeks an order from the court to “permanently enjoin” the defendants from violating said laws again despite the fact that they are now private citizens. It also seeks nominal, compensatory, consequential, and punitive damages; and attorneys’ fees and costs. Rather, he wants a court to allow him to sue Trump Jr.
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