2021 Court Rules Punitive Damages 
Conflict of Laws
JUNE 3, 2021
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. Could the judgment be enforced in Japan where punitive damages are considered as contrary to public policy?
Day on Torts
JUNE 2, 2021
May 25, 2021), plaintiff shot and injured defendant’s dog when it was on plaintiff’s property. The trial court ruled that because plaintiff was a public figure, he would have to show actual malice to succeed on his defamation claim, and that the complaint “lacked any factual allegations to support a finding of actual malice.”
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SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Wilson asked the court to block the college and the trustees from enforcing the censure (which would include additional penalties such as barring him from running for officer positions on the board the following year) and $20,000 in damages and punitive damages. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed.
Conflict of Laws
JUNE 30, 2022
As a landmark judicial policy issued by China’s Supreme People’s Court, the 2021 Conference Summary provides a detailed guideline for Chinese courts to review foreign judgment-related applications, including examination criteria, refusal grounds, and an ex ante internal approval mechanism. However, this situation is now changed.
Constitutional Law Reporter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
S. _ (2021), the U.S. By a vote of 5-4, the justices held that only a plaintiff concretely harmed by a defendant’s violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) has Article III standing to seek damages against that private defendant in federal court. Supreme Court’s Decision. In TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez , 594 U.
FDA Law Blog
APRIL 23, 2021
The Supreme Court has handed down a decision in AMG Capital Management, LLC, et al. 22, 2021) [hereinafter Slip Op.], Supreme Court in 1999 that the agency lacked the authority to obtain compensatory relief or punitive damages. Gibbs & John R. Fleder & Michael S. Heesters —. Federal Trade Commission, No.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
DECEMBER 11, 2020
The appellate court also found that even if the trial court erred, the error was harmless because the State proved both acts beyond a reasonable doubt. Hawaii Court Ruled that Commercial Aquarium Fishing Required Environmental Review. Lawsuits Asked Court to Compel Review and Updating of Energy Efficiency Standards.
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