JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

While Apple claims that they have fixed weaknesses that were attacked by the software, it accuses NSO Group of violating federal law, California Business and Professional Code and breaching contract provisions with Apple. The company also seeks an accounting and deletion of all stolen data, as well punitive and compensatory damages.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Further, where the fraud was related to the purchase of plaintiff’s home, and the jury awarded plaintiff the amount she paid for the home in compensatory damages, that award was affirmed. On appeal, the verdict for compensatory damages was affirmed, but the punitive award was vacated and remanded for further proceedings.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from North Carolina on Monday over the constitutionality of a state law allowing employers to sue employees working as undercover investigators. The court stated that the law substantially “burden[ed] newsgathering and publishing activities.”

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JURIST

MAY 26, 2024

” With regards to civil liability, any negligent or intentional failure to carry out due diligence will result in compensatory damages for victims. .” It also said that the Commission will instate a “European Network of Supervisory Authorities.”

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Law 360

OCTOBER 4, 2024

A federal judge said Friday she will have to decide count by count whether she can allow a Massachusetts couple suing eBay over a harassment campaign against them to seek punitive damages under California law while pursuing compensatory damages for the same claims under the laws of the pair's home state.

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JURIST

APRIL 28, 2022

Cummings then filed a lawsuit against Premier for discrimination on the basis of her disability, alleging that the company violated federal anti-discrimination laws when refusing to provide her with an interpreter. Cummings sought equitable relief and compensatory damages for emotional distress.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2021

Further, according to the court, nominal damages by themselves can redress a past injury. In the opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the court, based the rationale on common law and legal precedent. In response to this argument, Thomas stated that nominal damages are not purely symbolic.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A federal district court's decision to hold a credit union liable for $558,000 in compensatory damages over a scammer's use of its services disrupts the framework of fund transfer law and jeopardizes the day-to-day feasibility of the nation's fund-transfer systems, an amicus brief filed in the Fourth Circuit argues.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 5, 2022

million in compensatory damages. Million — See Also appeared first on Above the Law. The Circus Continues : Alex Jones and the three-ring trial moves to the punitive phase after the jury awards $4.1 Bottom Line : The best firms for compensation according to a survey of professional happiness.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 22, 2025

In an increasingly interconnected world, the application of laws by States beyond their territorial borders is an everyday reality. It identifies, inter alia, the following important trends: First, international law turns out as increasinlgy irrelevant as a direct constraint on the territorial reach of state law.

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JURIST

JUNE 16, 2022

” Johnson alleged that Musk committed civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) violations through wire fraud, gambling, common law fraud, negligence, false advertising, deceptive practices, products liability by failure to warn, and unjust enrichment.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

JANUARY 16, 2023

Their lawsuit requests defendants pay their attorney fees, compensatory damages, and an audit of royalty payments since 2015. Two of the three members of “Gap Band,” Robert and Ronnie Wilson’s heir’s suit alleges BMG is in breach of contract over unpaid royalties.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 1, 2023

Judge Judith Rogers explained that although federal fishery law makes clear that the government can require fishing boats to carry monitors, it does not specifically address who must pay for the monitors. A jury ruled for Murray and awarded him back pay and compensatory damages, but the U.S.

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The Hollywood Lawyer

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The plaintiffs seek unspecified compensatory damages and restitution for unpaid commissions on the $2.05 million they raised. Allegedly Rescue Dog was promised a […]. The post Film Fridays: Lawsuit Between Producers Over Unpaid Commissions on Chris Pine Film appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Recognizing this, federal and state bodies have adopted a number of laws and regulations aimed at ensuring geologic carbon storage proceeds in a safe and responsible way. A number of new state laws focused on geologic carbon storage have been enacted in 2024. Several states are stepping up to the plate.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 18, 2023

Supreme Court held that a deaf student seeking compensatory damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for the denial of a free and appropriate education may proceed without exhausting the administrative processes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because the remedy sought is not one IDEA provides.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Missouri law allows compensatory damages, which are the documented costs for medical treatment and expenses, lost income and the ability to earn money in the future, and pain and suffering.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2021

The students push back against the idea that allowing claims for nominal damages to go forward even after the policy at the heart of a lawsuit has been changed will create an incentive for plaintiffs to run up large legal bills. Nominal damages, the officials reason, are not simply “a small amount of compensatory damages.”

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SquirePattonBoggs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In its decision, the Court took the uncommon step of sua sponte certifying a question of state law (here, Ohio law) to a state supreme supreme court (the Ohio Supreme Court). Why it did so reveals some key insights into how the Sixth Circuit thinks about state-law certification. Purdue Pharma L.P., Tompkins , 304 U.S.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 1, 2021

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that while a request for nominal damages can sometimes save a case from mootness, such as where a person pleads but fails to prove an amount of compensatory damages, the students’ plea for nominal damages alone could not by itself establish standing. Supreme Court’s Decision.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Of these, 26 were successful cases where the Chinese courts decided to recognize and enforce foreign judgments while 3 were partially successful cases (the Chinese courts recognized compensatory damages but rejected punitive damages); the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments were rejected in the remaining 34 cases.

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Blumberg

DECEMBER 21, 2021

As experienced business law attorneys, we’re well acquainted with various remedies and preparation techniques for managing breached business contracts. Essentially, expulsion needs to be executed in good faith or the business is at risk of being sued for damages. Gary Handin The Law Offices of Gary I.

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In addition to compensatory damages in the amount of $50 million, Evangelista claims that she is also entitled to “punitive and/or exemplary damages for the wanton, willful, fraudulent, reckless acts of ZELTIQ which demonstrated a complete disregard and reckless indifference for the safety and welfare of the general public and to Ms.

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The Fashion Law

MARCH 2, 2022

Rather than try to protect NFT consumers,” Armijo alleges that the defendants have “decided to profit from their misfortune” and have run afoul of the law in doing so. The post OpenSea, LooksRare, BAYC Yuga Labs Named in $6 Million Negligence Lawsuit appeared first on The Fashion Law. The case is Robert Armijo v.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 16, 2024

We previously discussed the defamation lawsuit against CNN and the curious effort to use Taliban law to dismiss the lawsuit by Navy veteran Zachary Young. Tapper’s counsel also attempted other “Hail Mary” motions seeking to delay any deposition until rulings on other cases dealing with punitive damages.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 12, 2021

Justice Neil Gorsuch suggested to Waggoner that most lawsuits would still be able to go forward even if a request for nominal damages, standing alone, was not enough to keep a case alive. Alito pressed Pinson, asking whether an award of $10 in statutory damages would be large enough for the lawsuit to go forward.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Since the Spanish court had ordered the defendants to pay a sum for damages it deemed to be compensatory in nature, in light of Art. 45(2) Brussels I Regulation, the enforcing court could not come to the opposing view that the damages were in fact punitive. Recital 32 of the Rome II Regulation). 11 CFR (AG Opinion, para.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

JANUARY 24, 2023

Ultimately, Parker hopes to recover compensatory damages, restitution, punitive damages, legal fees, and costs, together with a judicial declaration as to the parties’ rights and responsibilities. ” ( Complaint , paragraph 1.) ” ( Complaint , paragraph 101.)

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 24, 2022

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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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 23, 2024

It evidently has not stopped claimants from seeking enforcement of punitive damage awards in other civil law legal systems. The first block then focused on the origin, scope, and, particularly, on the purpose of punitive damage awards. Rademacher then analysed whether punitive elements could be found in German tort law.

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Legal Writing Launch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Example: The law specifies 4 damages categories: (1) punitive damages, (2) compensatory damages, (3) nominal damages, and (4) statutory damages. Volume and Page Numbers in Case Law: Always use numerals when referring to the volume and page numbers of case law. Example: Smith v.

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Patently O

APRIL 15, 2024

In recent years, the Supreme Court has been asking the lower courts to re-focus attention on the historic law/equity divide. But here, the patentee had alleged both legal and equitable claims — seeking compensatory damages and injunctive relief respectively.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 3, 2021

Written by Béligh Elbalti (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics – Osaka University). Assume that you successfully obtained a favourable judgment from a foreign court that orders the losing party to pay punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages. criminal) and function (compensatory v.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

There seemed little balance struck in this case and the jury responded by hitting Auburn with punitive damages. It awarded $145,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. City of Melbourne , 731 F.3d 3d 1161, 1168 (11th Cir. 2013), the Supreme Court in Pickering , 391 U.S. alteration added).

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. For Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. The jury hung in the first trial of this case, which necessitated a second trial.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 6, 2021

.” The suit was filed by Chicago-based Edelson PC and seeks to apply Myanmar law to the plaintiffs’ claim in an attempt to circumvent § 230 of the Communications Decency Act —a US law that protects tech companies from content posted by users. ” Plaintiffs demand a jury trial.

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JURIST

JULY 23, 2024

The family members of Syrian-American Majd Kamalmaz filed a civil lawsuit against the Syrian government on Monday, seeking damages of at least $70 million from the Assad regime for the unlawful detention, torture and killing of Kamalmaz. Kamalmaz’s family was informed by US officials in May that he died in prison.

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