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Monsanto Hit With $185M Verdict Over PCB Brain Damage

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A Washington state jury awarded $185 million Tuesday to three teachers who said toxic chemicals produced by Monsanto were left in light fixtures at their school and caused them brain damage, awarding $50 million total compensatory damages and $45 million to each plaintiff in punitive damages.

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In mostly humdrum order list, court adds no new cases to its docket

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in which Epic has asked the justices to weigh in on whether a state law that places a cap on punitive damages can provide the kind of fair notice that the Supreme Court has said the Constitution’s due process clause requires, so that a punitive damages award that complies with the law passes constitutional muster.

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Foreign intelligence surveillance and immigration

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Inslee , a challenge to a Washington state law that shields the personal information of in-home care providers from public disclosure but allows the state to provide that data to the union that represents the providers. Washington , 19-333. On Monday, the court denied review to just one of those cases, Boardman v. 27 and Oct.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The State seeks compensatory damages, penalties for violation of the Consumer Fraud Act, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, and costs of suit. In the Western District of Washington, the district court continued a stay that has been in place since October 2018. Washington v. BP America Inc. , filed Sept.

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The Curious Fraud Case Against Trump Just Got ‘Curiouser’

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Gore , striking down a punitive damage award. The case involved the practice of the company to repair and repaint cars damaged in transit without telling the customers. It would be akin to the car owner’s value going up with the paint job but still hitting BMW with punitive damages.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The complaint asked the court for compensatory damages, equitable relief, attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, disgorgement of profits, and costs of suit. Supreme Court Invited Solicitor General to Weigh in on Wyoming and Montana’s Case Against Washington for Denying Port Access for Coal. Washington , No.

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Free exercise, greenhouse-gas regulation, and a slew of other relists from the long conference

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Inslee , a challenge to a Washington state law that shields the personal information of in-home care providers from public disclosure but allows the state to provide that data to the union that represents the providers. Washington. Washington , 19-333. In addition, the court relisted: Boardman v. Epic Systems Corp v.