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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. ” The court also granted certiorari in TransUnion LLC v.