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

Day on Torts

Where there was material evidence to show that plaintiff met her required due diligence, the jury verdict for plaintiff on her intentional misrepresentation and fraud claim was affirmed. On appeal, the verdict for compensatory damages was affirmed, but the punitive award was vacated and remanded for further proceedings.

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New U.S Legislation Would Require Forced Labor Audits

Foley Hoag LLP

policymakers with greater assurances that companies are taking concrete steps to eradicate forced labor where their supply chains directly involve workers’ inputs, but would also significantly increase their due diligence burdens. The legislation aims to provide U.S. The post New U.S

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2/2025: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Kulov: The justification and conflict of laws problems of liability of domestic companies by piercing the corporate veil in the light of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EU) No. Bruls: Whos Afraid of Punitive Damages? March 8-9, Augsburg, Germany