Remove Court Rules Remove Laws Remove Punitive Damages Remove Statute
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Compensatory damages equal to amount plaintiff paid for home affirmed in fraud case.

Day on Torts

The jury found defendant liable for intentional misrepresentation and awarded plaintiff $243,000 in compensatory damages, which was the purchase price of the home, and $250,000 in punitive damages. Accordingly, the Court ruled that, pursuant to Tenn. The jury also awarded plaintiff punitive damages in this case.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Supreme Court Limits Standing for Class-Action Suits Under FCRA

Constitutional Law Reporter

The District Court ruled that all class members had Article III standing on each of the three statutory claims. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs and awarded each class member statutory damages and punitive damages. Supreme Court’s Decision. A divided panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed.

Court 52
article thumbnail

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

The question presented is whether this statutory language authorizes the Commission to seek, and a court to award, equitable monetary relief such as restitution or disgorgement. It did that by focusing on the text of the statute. This conclusion should apply to FDA even though the language in the two statutes is somewhat different.

Court 40
article thumbnail

Final Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

79-109 (available here ) Amurodov, Jahongir “Some issues of Ratification of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019) by the Republic of Uzbekistan”, Uzbek Law Review 2020-03, pp. 11 of August 2000 (available here ), pp 19-128 II. 166-172 (available here ) Brand, Ronald A.

article thumbnail

Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

JonathanTurley

Despite this history, a new decision out of the High Court is still shocking in its implications for further attacks on free speech. The court ruled that newspapers and television stations that post articles on social media sites like Facebook are liable for other third party comments on those posts. punitive damages.

Tort 33
article thumbnail

Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Conflict of Laws

Forum non Conveniens and the EU rules on Conflicts of Jurisdiction: A Possible Global Solution”, Revue Critique de Droit International Privé 2018, pp 433-447. Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Beaumont, Paul. Beaumont, Paul R. Biresaw, Samuel Maigreg.