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Court to consider emotional distress damages under anti-discrimination laws

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In 2016, she sought physical therapy services for back pain from respondent Premier Rehab, a company that operates rehabilitation facilities in Texas and receives federal funds. Emotional distress damages, Cummings urges, are a traditional form of compensatory damages for breaches of contracts that protect non-pecuniary interests.

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Mopping up final business with 14 new relists

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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. The solicitor general recommends the court grant review. Cummings v. CVS Pharmacy Inc.

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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. ExxonMobil Asked Texas Supreme Court to Review Denial of Presuit Discovery Against California Cities and Counties. County of Maui v. Sunoco LP , No. 2CCV-20-0000283 (Haw.

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February 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit also concluded that two petitioners—Texas Public Policy Foundation and Competitive Enterprise Institute—lacked organizational standing to challenge EPA’s authority to promulgate the ACE Rule. Environmental Groups Sought Response on Clean Air Act Petitions for Texas Facilities. Finally, the D.C. filed Jan.