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California appeals court upholds $86 million verdict in “Roundup” suit against Monsanto, Bayer

JURIST

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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Music Mondays: Gap Band Heir Sue BMG Over 7 Years of Unpaid Royalties

The Hollywood Lawyer

Their lawsuit requests defendants pay their attorney fees, compensatory damages, and an audit of royalty payments since 2015. Two of the three members of “Gap Band,” Robert and Ronnie Wilson’s heir’s suit alleges BMG is in breach of contract over unpaid royalties.

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Film Fridays: Lawsuit Between Producers Over Unpaid Commissions on Chris Pine Film

The Hollywood Lawyer

The plaintiffs seek unspecified compensatory damages and restitution for unpaid commissions on the $2.05 million they raised. Allegedly Rescue Dog was promised a […]. The post Film Fridays: Lawsuit Between Producers Over Unpaid Commissions on Chris Pine Film appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER.

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What Can Be Done About Breached Business Contracts?

Blumberg

Drafting a legal business contract is important to minimize risks and provide legal protection for both you and your company. As experienced business law attorneys, we’re well acquainted with various remedies and preparation techniques for managing breached business contracts. Blumberg offers paper and online forms.

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Case preview: Justices to consider effect of change in government policy on cases seeking symbolic damages

SCOTUSBlog

The students push back against the idea that allowing claims for nominal damages to go forward even after the policy at the heart of a lawsuit has been changed will create an incentive for plaintiffs to run up large legal bills. Nominal damages, the officials reason, are not simply “a small amount of compensatory damages.”

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Patentee’s Unclean Hands

Patently O

But here, the patentee had alleged both legal and equitable claims — seeking compensatory damages and injunctive relief respectively. The district court dismissed the entirety of these claims, without explaining how the legal claims are properly swept into being protected by the otherwise equitable defense.

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Man exonerated in assassination of Malcolm X seeks $40M from NYC

JURIST

One of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X is seeking USD 40 million in compensatory damages from the City of New York after he was proven innocent of involvement in the killing last year. filed a motion seeking dismissal. Islam’s name was cleared after his death in 2009.