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

SCOTUSBlog

That conclusion is clear from the text of the FSIA, which “indicates that the statute exclusively addresses civil suits against foreign states and their instrumentalities.” This article was originally published at Howe on the Court. The post Court rules federal immunity law does not shield Turkish bank from U.S.

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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.

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Judgment for damages void where defendant was not served with amended omplaint.

Day on Torts

Plaintiff’s initial complaint was filed in May 2009 and sought $1 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. Defendant was never served with this amended complaint, but the trial court entered a final judgment awarding plaintiff $3 million in total damages in August 2017. In Turner v.

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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.

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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

The Court pointed out that its task was not to determine whether the ability of the FTC to substitute §13(b) for the administrative procedure in §5 and consumer redress under §19 was desirable, but rather to answer a “more purely legal question,” Slip Op. It did that by focusing on the text of the statute. hide elephants in mouseholes.”

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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.

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Update: HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository

Conflict of Laws

The 2019 Judgments Convention: The Need for Comprehensive Federal Implementing Legislation and a Look Back at the ALI Proposed Federal Statute”, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. , DePaul Law Review 52 (2002), pp 319-349. Silberman, Linda. 21-19 (available here ). Solomon, Dennis. 88-92 (available here ). Spitz Spilberg, Lidia.