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in which Epic has asked the justices to weigh in on whether a state law that places a cap on punitivedamages can provide the kind of fair notice that the Supreme Court has said the Constitution’s due process clause requires, so that a punitivedamages award that complies with the law passes constitutional muster.
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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Gore , striking down a punitivedamage 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 punitivedamages.
The complaint asked the court for compensatorydamages, equitable relief, attorneys’ fees, punitivedamages, 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.
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.
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