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Lawyer accused of threat to release judge’s nude photos can be sued for punitive damages, court rules

ABA Journal

A Florida judge can seek punitive damages against a lawyer she accused of threatening to release her nude photos unless she acquiesced to his demands…

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Iowa Supreme Court limits financial damages for victims of excessive force by law enforcement officers

JURIST

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Thursday that plaintiffs cannot recover punitive damages from the state when a law enforcement officer uses excessive force. Punitive damages are awarded as a way to punish the defendant and to deter that same conduct in the future.

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Federal appeals court affirms $25 million judgment in Bayer’s Roundup cancer case

JURIST

The jury awarded Hardeman $75 million in punitive damages, but the federal judge overseeing the trial reduced the punitive damages to $20 million. The jury also awarded Hardeman $5 million in compensatory damages for past and future pain and suffering.

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Iran court issues $312.9M judgment against US over 2017 Tehran terrorist attack

JURIST

The report stated that the Iran Judiciary’s ruling aims to prevent further US violations of international law. ” The lawsuit began when families of victims of the attacks sued the US for damages. 199 million of the damages awarded are for punitive damages against the US.

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Stern Rebuke: Auburn University Hit With Punitive Damages in Free Speech Case

JonathanTurley

The jury ruled that Auburn retaliated against Stern for his public criticism of the school’s treatment of student athletes, particularly their alleged favored treatment in the College of Liberal Arts. Notably, the jury awarded punitive damages against the university, a relative rarity for juries but well deserved in this case.

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The Supreme Court of Japan on Punitive Damages…

Conflict of Laws

Assume that you successfully obtained a favourable judgment from a foreign court that orders the losing party to pay punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages. Could the judgment be enforced in Japan where punitive damages are considered as contrary to public policy?

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Court rules federal immunity law does not shield Turkish bank from U.S. prosecution

SCOTUSBlog

Indeed, Kavanaugh observed, the FSIA refers to a “civil action” and outlines procedures that would relate only to a civil action, such as for counterclaims, default judgments, and punitive damages. This article was originally published at Howe on the Court. prosecution appeared first on SCOTUSblog.