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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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Another interesting example would be a series of cases where a Chinese court in Guangzhou recognized and enforced compensatory damages awarded in three U.S. EB-5 Visa fraud judgments, but rejected the punitive damages awarded therein, echoing the same rule laid down in the 2021 Conference Summary.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

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compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. The court noted a number of decisions limiting CDA immunity including a decision by Judge Easterbrook of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, who wrote in Chicago Lawyers’ Comm. The second jury returned a verdict for $38,000.00

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The “Royal We” Provision: Newly Released Settlement Favors Prince Andrew as One of Epstein’s “Other Defendants”

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” The prince’s lawyer Andrew B. One thing that the agreement does not include is a reference to “royalty.” ” Bizarrely, counsel for Prince Andrew claimed publicly that the agreement exempted “royalty.”