Conflict of Laws

JULY 10, 2023

The description of the book reads as follows: Thus far, private international law issues relating to punitive damages have mainly been dealt with from the perspective of several European countries. Systematic research into countries outside Europe was lacking up until now.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 7, 2021

Share This week we highlight petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether an award of punitive damages that doubles the compensatory damages can comport with due process and how a defendant can prove ineffective assistance of counsel in rejecting a plea offer. After a jury trial in the U.S.

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JURIST

JANUARY 1, 2021

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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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 3, 2021

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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LegalReader

MAY 18, 2022

Penalties through the civil courts come in the form of punitive damages.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

On Thursday 14 October 2021 an online M-EPLI roundtable will take place on private international law issues relating to the recognition and enforcement of foreign (mostly US) punitive damages judgments in countries outside of Europe.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Notably, the jury awarded punitive damages against the university, a relative rarity for juries but well deserved in this case. There seemed little balance struck in this case and the jury responded by hitting Auburn with punitive damages. It awarded $145,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.

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JURIST

MAY 17, 2021

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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JURIST

OCTOBER 16, 2021

A man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court, claiming that local law enforcement officials conspired with white nationalist militias during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake last year in Wisconsin. He is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.

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JURIST

APRIL 15, 2022

Orrick of the US District Court of Northern California Wednesday reduced damages Tesla owed in a workplace racial harassment suit from $137 million to $15 million. Last October, worker Owen Diaz sued Tesla for violating California state law and 42 USC §1981 , which guarantees non-discrimination in the making of contracts.

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Law 360

AUGUST 26, 2022

billion punitive damages verdict against Ford Motor Co. But the award may not stick, attorneys told Law360, especially if a Georgia law prompts a post-trial settlement. A Georgia jury's $1.7 over a fatal rollover collision shines a light on an alleged defect that previously has resulted in confidential settlements.

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JURIST

AUGUST 18, 2022

A federal judge Wednesday ordered former Pennsylvania judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan to pay more than $200 million in damages to victims in the 2010 “kids for cash” juvenile detention scandal.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Professor HE Qisheng has published the annual report, Chronology of Practice: Chinese Practice in Private International Law in 2021 , now in its 9th year. The article has been published by the Chinese Journal of International Law, a journal published by Oxford University Press. Laws and the SPC’s interpretations III.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday, alleging violations of federal and California law. ” Biden requests a jury trial and seeks both general and punitive damages. Biden claims Giuliani acquired Biden’s computer data illegally from John Paul Mac Issac, an owner of a Delaware computer repair shop.

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LegalReader

JULY 13, 2022

Minnesota law allows for additional compensation to punish certain defendants. These are called punitive damages.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 12, 2023

billion punitive damages verdict last year, saying state law does not allow the state to become a party of interest in the case. A Georgia state judge on Thursday denied a bid by the state to intervene in a suit against Ford Motor Co. in which a jury reached a $1.7

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis Thursday ruled that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $473 million in punitive damages on top of a nearly $1 billion verdict handed down last month, for his defamatory statements about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.

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LegalReader

APRIL 20, 2022

Punitive damages or exemplary damages punish a party for its irresponsible behavior, and these damages typically far exceed the amount awarded for compensatory ones.

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JURIST

APRIL 27, 2023

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. 199 million of the damages awarded are for punitive damages against the US.

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JURIST

AUGUST 11, 2021

After a six-week trial, the jury awarded the Pilliods approximately $56 million in compensatory damages, $2 billion in punitive damages but the Pilliods agreed to a substantially reduced total award of $86 million.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

in 2017 liable under state law for injuries to counterprotesters, awarding more than $25 million in damage, reports the New York Times. The largest sums were awarded for punitive damages, with 12 individuals ordered to pay $500,000 apiece while five white nationalist organizations were assessed $1 million each.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 19, 2023

65, 2022) of the Japanese Yearbook of International Law – published by the International Law Association of Japan – has been recently released. It features the following articles, case notes as well as English translation of some relevant court decisions relating to private international law. The latest Volume (Vol.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2020

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. In its petition, TransUnion asked the court to settle two questions.

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JURIST

MAY 19, 2022

Specifically, Rajaram alleges Facebook violated 42 USC § 1981 , which provides individuals equal protection under the law. In 2020, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Facebook for the same practices and resolved the claims through a settlement agreement. Under the DOJ settlement, Facebook was required to pay a civil penalty of $4.75

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2021

.” The suit was filed by Chicago-based Edelson PC and seeks to apply Myanmar law to the plaintiffs’ claim in an attempt to circumvent § 230 of the Communications Decency Act —a US law that protects tech companies from content posted by users. ” Plaintiffs demand a jury trial.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

in which Epic has asked the justices to weigh in on whether a state law that places a cap on punitive damages can provide the kind of fair notice that the Supreme Court has said the Constitution’s due process clause requires, so that a punitive damages award that complies with the law passes constitutional muster.

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JURIST

JANUARY 14, 2022

Plaintiffs alleged that PayPal violated racketeering laws under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. ” They are seeking exemplary and punitive damages, along with a cease and desist to prevent PayPal from engaging in similar unlawful business practices.

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LexForti

APRIL 7, 2024

Trial Court restrained the Defendant form using the mark MEDILICE post long drawn trial and awarded punitive damages of sum of Rs. Compensation: The Plaintiff is also entitled to punitive damages amounting to Rs. Brief: In the captioned matter, the Ld. 10 Lakhs against the Defendant. Plaintiff: Wings Pharmaceuticals Pvt.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In cases where an employer has acted with malice or intentionally broke the law, there may be punitive damages available.

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LegalReader

MAY 13, 2022

The whole point of punitive damages is to punish drunk drivers and send a powerful message to the community that such irresponsible behavior will not be tolerated. .

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled , in a case brought by Division 1 football and basketball players, that the NCAA’s limits on providing education-related benefits – such as computers, science equipment, post-graduate scholarships and internships – violate federal antitrust laws. The case, TransUnion v. companies cannot do business.

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LegalReader

MAY 13, 2022

In a drunk driving case, you may also get punitive damages, particularly if the drunk driver had a high BAC or several OWI convictions on their record.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

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

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JURIST

MARCH 10, 2023

Therefore, the court does not have any license to put aside Texas’ abortion laws. Silva is demanding nominal, compensatory and punitive damages amounting to $1 million. This case highlights various controversial parts of Texas abortion laws as well as issues arising from the recent overturning of Roe v Wade.

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LLRX

JULY 25, 2021

Four highlights from this week: Protect your smartphone from radio-based attacks; New emergency weather alerts set to begin in July - here's what they mean; Accused Capitol Rioter Forced to Unlock Laptop With Face Recognition; and Connecticut pushes cybersecurity with offers of punitive damage protection.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The lawsuits claim that church officials were told about instances of abuse but did not report them to law enforcement. In 2019, the state legislature passed a law allowing the victims who failed to report abuse until they turned 30 to sue the perpetrators. However, punitive damages are not an available remedy in such older cases.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In February 2020, Motorola won a civil lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Hytera alleging DMR trade secret misappropriation under federal and state law. Motorola was awarded $345,761,156 and $418,800,000 in compensatory and punitive damages, respectively.

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