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Iowa Supreme Court limits financial damages for victims of excessive force by law enforcement officers

JURIST

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Thursday that plaintiffs cannot recover punitive damages from the state when a law enforcement officer uses excessive force. Punitive damages are awarded as a way to punish the defendant and to deter that same conduct in the future.

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The Supreme Court of Japan on Punitive Damages…

Conflict of Laws

Written by Béligh Elbalti (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics – Osaka University). 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. Introduction.

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Stern Rebuke: Auburn University Hit With Punitive Damages in Free Speech Case

JonathanTurley

The jury ruled that Auburn retaliated against Stern for his public criticism of the school’s treatment of student athletes, particularly their alleged favored treatment in the College of Liberal Arts. Notably, the jury awarded punitive damages against the university, a relative rarity for juries but well deserved in this case.

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

JURIST

The jury awarded Hardeman $75 million in punitive damages, but the federal judge overseeing the trial reduced the punitive damages to $20 million. The jury also awarded Hardeman $5 million in compensatory damages for past and future pain and suffering.

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Court rules federal immunity law does not shield Turkish bank from U.S. prosecution

SCOTUSBlog

The justices rejected the bank’s contention that because the Turkish government owns a majority share of the bank, known as Halkbank, it is immune from prosecution under a federal law that generally prohibits lawsuits against foreign governments in U.S. This article was originally published at Howe on the Court. But because the U.S.

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Iran court issues $312.9M judgment against US over 2017 Tehran terrorist attack

JURIST

The 55th Branch of the Tehran Court of Justice Wednesday issued a $312.9 The report stated that the Iran Judiciary’s ruling aims to prevent further US violations of international law. ” The lawsuit began when families of victims of the attacks sued the US for damages.

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US Supreme Court denies review of Walmart racial bias suit

JURIST

The district court dismissed all but three of Wantou’s initial claims, ruling that Wantou was only entitled to $75,000 in punitive damages for Walmart’s failure to provide back pay during his employment. On appeal to US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the court ruled in favor of Walmart.