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Texas Democratics Sue Over Effort To Force Them Back To Austin To Vote

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They ask for $5 in actual damages and $10 in punitive damages. However, Washington is seeking his fees under the Civil Rights Attorney Fees Act. a “lawyer shall not bring or defend a proceeding, or assert or controvert an issue therein, unless there is a basis in law and fact for doing so that is not frivolous.”

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Appellate Court Upholds $25 Million Award Against Oberlin in Mob Action Against Family Grocery

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The jury in June 2019 awarded the Gibsons $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages. million payment in attorney fees. and added that she was “baffled by their combined audacity and arrogance to assume the position of victim.”?. A judge later reduced the award to $25 million. That comes to $31.2

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The Curious Fraud Case Against Trump Just Got ‘Curiouser’

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The testimony put the controversial demands of New York Attorney General James into sharp relief. The charges brought by New York State Attorney General Letitia James were curious from the start. Gore , striking down a punitive damage award. In the Trump case, the banks made money.

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

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attorney Patrick Malone, who previously filed ethics complaints against lawyers representing the Trump campaign or the Republican party. The officers seek $75,000 in damages in their complaint but also ask for unspecified punitive damages. The 40-page lawsuit was written by D.C. The complaint presents five counts.

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“A Stain on Our Democracy”: Vindman Sues Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Others for Witness Intimidation

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attorney and Trump advisor Rudy Giuliani; former Deputy White House Communications Director Julia Hahn; and former White House Director of Social Media and Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Daniel Scavino, Jr. It also seeks nominal, compensatory, consequential, and punitive damages; and attorneys’ fees and costs.