Conflict of Laws

MARCH 23, 2024

by Salih Okur (University of Augsburg) On 8 and 9 March, scholars from more than a dozen different jurisdictions followed the invitation of Tobias Lutzi to discuss recent trends in punitive damages at the University of Augsburg, Germany. Rademacher then analysed whether punitive elements could be found in German tort law.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 7, 2021

District Judge Xavier Rodriguez for the Western District of Texas ruled that the Air Force was legally at fault for the 2017 mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas by Devin Patrick Kelley. million to the family of Sam Graham, including $5 million in punitive damages, in a wrongful-death lawsuit. A jury then awarded $16.7

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 28, 2021

The complaint seeks punitive damages. Moreover, they could argue that he was following legal instructions if he did in fact delete the photos. Moreover, the destruction could be cited as adding to the need for punitive damages to deter future such misconduct. Rather than hide the incident, he was disclosing it.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 31, 2021

Eric Swalwell against former President Donald Trump as a serious miscalculation that could result in a legal vindication for Trump either on the trial or appellate levels. In my view, the lawsuit contravenes free speech as well as controlling case law from the Supreme Court. I recently wrote about the lawsuit by Rep.

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