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The Supreme Court of Japan on Punitive Damages…

Conflict of Laws

Assume that you successfully obtained a favourable judgment from a foreign court that orders the losing party to pay punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages. Could the judgment be enforced in Japan where punitive damages are considered as contrary to public policy?

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Supreme Court to consider NCAA student-athlete compensation, class action rules

JURIST

Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma , the court held that the NCAA could, in the interest of preserving the character and quality of college sports, impose restrictions upon players that would otherwise breach antitrust laws. In its petition, TransUnion asked the court to settle two questions.

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The Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 65, 2022)

Conflict of Laws

It features the following articles, case notes as well as English translation of some relevant court decisions relating to private international law. 348) JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN JAPAN ( Private International Law) Supreme Court (3rd Petty Bench), Judgment, May 25, 2021 (p.423) The latest Volume (Vol.

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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Conflict of Laws

Another interesting example would be a series of cases where a Chinese court in Guangzhou recognized and enforced compensatory damages awarded in three U.S. EB-5 Visa fraud judgments, but rejected the punitive damages awarded therein, echoing the same rule laid down in the 2021 Conference Summary.

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Supreme Court to address private employee whistleblower protections and public entity damages for covering up childhood sexual assault

At the Lectern

The appeal had been remanded to the Fifth District for reconsideration in light of last year’s Supreme Court decision in United Auburn Indian Community of Auburn Rancheria v. ” (Link added.) It’s a matter of different casino + referendum = different result. Newsom (2020) 10 Cal.5th

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The Supremes Give the FTC “Nothing but Heartaches”: Court Unanimously Rules No Restitution in Injunction Cases, and How Will This Ruling Impact FDA?

FDA Law Blog

So, the obvious question to many readers is how does this Supreme Court decision implicate FDA? In other words, can FDA, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), request that a court impose monetary sanctions against a person who violates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act) in light of the AMG decision?

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Final Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

Martiny, Dieter “The Recognition and Enforcement of Court Decisions Between the EU and Third States”, in Alexander Trunk, Nikitas Hatzimihail (eds.), Lignes de force, état des lieux et perspectives pour la Belgique », Journal des Tribunaux (JT) 2022-12, pp. EU Civil Procedure Law and Third Countries – Which Way Forward?,