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What Types of Compensation are Available After an Accident in Alaska?

LegalReader

Punitive damages are a special kind of compensation. These are damages meant to punish a defendant for some kind of malicious or reckless actions.

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WILL STARBUCKS GET ROASTED HERE?

NewmanFerraraLLP

Will Starbucks wake up and smell the coffee?

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THINK THIS MADE RICOLA COUGH?

NewmanFerraraLLP

” ( Complaint , paragraph 43) Some may find that hard to swallow. # # # SOURCE SINGO v.

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Why Musk’s Lawsuit Against Media Matters. Matters

JonathanTurley

The decision comes at the same time as other court wins for former Alaska Gov. In allowing the case to go to trial, a judge found not just evidence of actual malice by CNN but grounds for potential punitive damages. Sarah Palin (R) against the New York Times and a Navy veteran against CNN.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Lawsuit Challenged Development Plan for Portion of National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Alaska, filed Nov. Religious Order Sought Damages Under Religious Freedom Restoration Act from Pipeline Developer. Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic v. Bureau of Land Management , No. 3:20-cv-00290 (D. Adorers of the Blood of Christ v.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The State seeks compensatory damages, penalties for violation of the Consumer Fraud Act, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, and costs of suit. The City sought compensatory damages, treble damages under the Unfair Trade Practices Act, equitable relief, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, disgorgement of profits, and costs of suit.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Jacobson demanded damages from Clack and NAS “to be determined at trial believed to be in excess of Ten Million Dollars,” plus punitive damages and attorney fees. Youth Plaintiffs Commenced Lawsuit Alleging That Alaska’s Climate and Energy Policy Violated Constitutional Rights. Alaska , No. 3AN-17-__ (Alaska Super.

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