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Federal jury orders 3M to pay $77.5M to veteran over alleged hearing damage from its earplugs

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The US District Court for the Northern District of Florida Pensacola Division heard the case , with Judge Casey Rodgers presiding. Aearo Technologies developed the earplugs issued in the army between 2003 and 2015; however, 3M bought Aearo in 2008. million in punitive damages. Beal’s trial lasted for two weeks.

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Jury awards semiconductor manufacturer $40M in trade secrets case against rival

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A jury for the US District Court for the Northern District of California awarded Comet Technologies $40 million in damages on Wednesday, finding that a rival company had misappropriated trade secrets on equipment used in the manufacturing of semiconductor chips. Comet had sought compensatory damages of $32.5

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Attorney’s fees allowed as compensatory damages in inducement of breach of contract case.

Day on Torts

Moreover, the trial court’s ruling that plaintiff could recover attorney’s fees as compensatory damages under the independent tort theory was also affirmed. 24, 2022), plaintiff was the former employer of defendant Crawford, who had worked for plaintiff in healthcare information technology recruitment. Crawford , No.

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2nd Circ. Vacates Part Of Cognizant's $570M Software IP Win

Law 360

The Second Circuit on Thursday threw out part of a lower court's award of about $285 million in compensatory damages Cognizant won on a federal trade secrets claim in a suit alleging its business information was swiped by information technology company Syntel Inc.

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Supreme Court Won't Rethink Cognizant's Slashed IP Award

Law 360

Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal of a Second Circuit decision throwing out part of a lower court's award of roughly $285 million in compensatory damages, which Cognizant won on a federal trade secrets claim in a suit alleging its business information was swiped by an information technology company.

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OpenSea, LooksRare, BAYC Yuga Labs Named in $6 Million Negligence Lawsuit

The Fashion Law

Armijo is seeking general and compensatory damages against the defendants “in an amount to be determined at trial in, but in no event less than $6 million,” as well as “exemplary and punitive damages against all the defendants … in an amount to be determined at trial.”.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court in Rhode Island Allowed Failure-to-Adapt Claims to Proceed. The federal district court for the District of Rhode Island for the most part denied a motion to dismiss a citizen suit asserting that Shell Oil Products US and other defendants (Shell) failed to prepare a terminal in Providence for the impacts of climate change.

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