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Compensatory damages equal to amount plaintiff paid for home affirmed in fraud case.

Day on Torts

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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Tennessee legislature passes bill criminalizing adults aiding minors in receiving gender-affirming care

JURIST

The Tennessee House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday that criminalizes adults who knowingly take minors away from Tennessee to help them receive gender-affirming medical procedures without the consent of their parents. Senator Janice Bowling introduced SB 2782 in the Senate.

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Justices add one religious-rights case to docket but turn down another

SCOTUSBlog

After the Washington attorney general learned about Stutzman’s refusal, he sued her for violating the state’s antidiscrimination laws, as did Ingersoll and his husband. She sought compensatory damages for “humiliation, frustration, and emotional distress.” A new case on public funding and religious education. Gallardo v.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

SCOTUSBlog

20-219 , asks whether the compensatory damages available under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the statutes that incorporate its remedies, such as the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act , include compensation for emotional distress. Tennessee , 22 Orig. Tennessee , 22 Orig. Cummings v. 1104(a)(1)(B).

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Tennessee Valley Authority , No. Maine High Court Said State Law Would Not Preempt Local Ordinance Prohibiting Crude Oil Loading. Portland, Oregon.