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US Supreme Court declines North Carolina appeal in undercover investigations case

JURIST

The challenged statute, N.C. The text of the statute covered actions such as unauthorized removal of data or documents, capturing of images, “intentionally” placing unattended recording devices on employer premises or substantially interfering with the employer’s ownership of the property.

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Elon Musk and his companies sued for $258B over alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme

JURIST

” As remedy, Johnson seeks $86 billion in compensatory damages, as well as “treble damages” in the amount of $172 billion—as a result of a statute permitting the court to triple the amount of damages—together with attorneys’ fees and the costs of this action.

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Supreme Court takes three cases and depublishes three opinions; dissenting votes in four review denials

At the Lectern

where the Second District, Division Five, Court of Appeal, in a published opinion , affirmed almost $170,000 in attorneys fees after a jury awarded less than $22,000 for a violation of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (commonly known as the “lemon law”) in the sale of a used car. The court granted review in Pulliam v.

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“Corners Were Being Cut”: Baldwin Shooting Already Has The Makings of a Blockbuster Tort Action

JonathanTurley

This incident could well prove a violation of a statute or regulation making the act “negligent per se.” They could also seek punitive damages in such a case. Compensatory damages cover both economic and non-economic damages. However, the statute of limitations in three years for personal injury cases.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

SCOTUSBlog

20-219 , asks whether the compensatory damages available under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the statutes that incorporate its remedies, such as the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act , include compensation for emotional distress. The solicitor general recommends the court grant review. Cummings v. Cummings v.

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Justices add one religious-rights case to docket but turn down another

SCOTUSBlog

After the Washington attorney general learned about Stutzman’s refusal, he sued her for violating the state’s antidiscrimination laws, as did Ingersoll and his husband. She sought compensatory damages for “humiliation, frustration, and emotional distress.”

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No.

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