Day on Torts

MAY 24, 2022

Plaintiff’s complaint sought compensatory damages for defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. It also sought punitive damages, injunctive relief, and a declaratory judgment that defendants had violated certain statutes. internal citation omitted).

Tort 59

Tort Court Compensatory Damages Punitive Damages 59

Conflict of Laws

MARCH 23, 2024

In his paper on “Compensation, Punishment, and the Idea of Private Law”, Lukas Rademacher (University of Kiel) explained the idea of punitive damages and its compatibility with German private law. Namely, the punitive damage award must be reconcilable with the legality (typicality and predictability) and proportionality principles.

Punitive Damages 59

Punitive Damages Compensatory Damages Tort Civil Law 59

SCOTUSBlog

JULY 2, 2021

The question comes to the court in a case from Maine, where over half of the school districts don’t operate their own high schools and instead pay for students to attend public or private schools, both inside and outside the state. Those cases (which, like the Maine school-funding case, are likely to be heard in the fall) are: Cummings v.

Compensatory Damages 130

Compensatory Damages Court Education Court Rules 130

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The First Circuit—like the Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits in other climate change cases—concluded that the scope of its appellate review was limited to whether the defendants properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Maine High Court Said State Law Would Not Preempt Local Ordinance Prohibiting Crude Oil Loading.

Cause of Action 96

Cause of Action Court Government Litigating 96