JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In all, the suit includes causes of action relating to racial employment discrimination (harassment, assignment, discipline, promotion and termination) and retaliation, all under §12940 of the California Government Code. Several Black employees resigned out of a lack of faith in the fairness in internal investigations.

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Punitive Damages Cause of Action Human Resources Contract 211

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Moreover, the case in Puerto Rico comes after recent litigation successes in Europe and elsewhere around the world, with courts holding governments and companies accountable for climate harms. Many of those cases include similar arguments that the companies knowingly marketed harmful products and misled the public about those harms.

Litigation 75

Litigation Litigating Cause of Action Punitive Damages 75

At the Lectern

AUGUST 11, 2022

An earlier published opinion in the case had reversed an award, including $2,500,000 in punitive damages, against an insurance company regarding the sale of the company’s annuity, because, the appellate court concluded, the person who sold the annuity was not the company’s agent. National Western Life Insurance Company.

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Prima Facie Case Punitive Damages Court Cause of Action 49

JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. 1997) where Chief Judge Wilkinson wrote for the Fourth Circuit: By its plain language, § 230 creates a federal immunity to any cause of action that would make service providers liable for information originating with a third-party user of the service.

Tort 45

Tort Court Compensatory Damages Punitive Damages 45

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Nissan announced that day that it would work with California and the federal government to establish “common-sense” national standards. The plaintiffs asserted a violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and requested that the court award them compensatory and punitive damages. Union of Concerned Scientists v.

Court 59

Court Government Litigation Litigating 59

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The Ninth Circuit also found that modification of the injunction due to EPA’s rulemaking action did not threaten separation of powers. The court wrote that ultimately it saw “a greater threat to the separation of powers by allowing courts to pick and choose what law governs the executive branch’s ongoing duties.” California v.

Cause of Action 96

Cause of Action Court Government Litigation 96