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Account holders sue PayPal for allegedly withholding account funds

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Plaintiffs also alleged the tort of conversion, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment. ” They are seeking exemplary and punitive damages, along with a cease and desist to prevent PayPal from engaging in similar unlawful business practices.

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The Convergence of Judicial Rules between Mainland China and Hong Kong has Reached a Higher Level

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For the first time, REJ Arrangement adds provisions on punitive damages for infringement of intellectual property rights and clarifies the punitive damages part of the monetary judgments in the four types of cases recognized and enforced by the requested court.

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New York Times Loses Effort to Block Kai Spears Defamation Action

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” As a sports figure, such allegations can have a major impact on his future contracts both with teams and advertisers. We have previously discussed retraction statutes that can limit damages or actions. Spears objected to Times suggesting that he was “involved” in the “fatal January shooting.”

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Maine High Court Said State Law Would Not Preempt Local Ordinance Prohibiting Crude Oil Loading. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court answered certified questions from the First Circuit concerning state law preemption of a City of South Portland ordinance that prohibited bulk loading of crude oil onto vessels in the City’s harbor.