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US Supreme Court declines J&J baby powder appeal, takes up H&M copyright dispute

JURIST

The pharmaceutical giant claimed that its due process rights were violated when lower courts consolidated 22 cases from 12 different states into a single Missouri jury trial. billion in punitive damages, claiming the 11:1 ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages was excessive.

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Abbott Owes $495M In Baby Formula Bellwether Trial

Law 360

A Missouri jury awarded $95 million in compensatory damages and $400 million in punitive damages Friday over bellwether claims that Abbott Laboratories' baby formula caused a premature baby to suffer a fully disabling condition.

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Judge Doesn’t Let Trump Back Out Of Defamatory Remarks Made About Central Park 5

Above The Law

Trump for compensatory damages, for punitive damages and for costs, in an pic.twitter.com/ENGc05WPZd — Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) October 21, 2024 Pretty cut-and-dried, if you ask me! He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.