US jury orders NSO Group to pay WhatsApp $168M in damages over spyware use
JURIST
MAY 7, 2025
A California jury ordered NSO Group Technologies to pay WhatsApp $444,719 in compensatory damages and $167,254,000 in punitive damages on Tuesday.
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JURIST
MAY 7, 2025
A California jury ordered NSO Group Technologies to pay WhatsApp $444,719 in compensatory damages and $167,254,000 in punitive damages on Tuesday.
ABA Journal
DECEMBER 14, 2021
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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JURIST
JANUARY 1, 2021
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.
JURIST
MAY 17, 2021
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.
JURIST
APRIL 27, 2023
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.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
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.
Conflict of Laws
JUNE 3, 2021
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?
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 20, 2023
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.
JURIST
JANUARY 24, 2023
The district court dismissed all but three of Wantou’s initial claims, ruling that Wantou was only entitled to $75,000 in punitive damages for Walmart’s failure to provide back pay during his employment. On appeal to US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the court ruled in favor of Walmart.
Day on Torts
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The jury found defendant liable for intentional misrepresentation and awarded plaintiff $243,000 in compensatory damages, which was the purchase price of the home, and $250,000 in punitive damages. Accordingly, the Court ruled that, pursuant to Tenn. The jury also awarded plaintiff punitive damages in this case.
Day on Torts
JUNE 2, 2021
The trial court ruled that because plaintiff was a public figure, he would have to show actual malice to succeed on his defamation claim, and that the complaint “lacked any factual allegations to support a finding of actual malice.” Turning to the countercomplaint, the Court began by looking at Ms. internal citations omitted).
Day on Torts
APRIL 6, 2022
Plaintiff’s initial complaint was filed in May 2009 and sought $1 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. Defendant was never served with this amended complaint, but the trial court entered a final judgment awarding plaintiff $3 million in total damages in August 2017. In Turner v.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Wilson asked the court to block the college and the trustees from enforcing the censure (which would include additional penalties such as barring him from running for officer positions on the board the following year) and $20,000 in damages and punitive damages. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 2, 2022
Even with the reduction of the $5 million in punitive damages to $350,000 under the statutory state cap for punitive damages, Depp was technically awarded $10,350,000. However, it also ruled that “statements made during an occasion outside a judicial proceeding are not covered.”
Constitutional Law Reporter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The District Court ruled that all class members had Article III standing on each of the three statutory claims. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs and awarded each class member statutory damages and punitive damages. Supreme Court’s Decision. A divided panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Despite this history, a new decision out of the High Court is still shocking in its implications for further attacks on free speech. The court ruled that newspapers and television stations that post articles on social media sites like Facebook are liable for other third party comments on those posts. punitive damages.
Conflict of Laws
JUNE 30, 2022
It is noteworthy that in March 2022, Shanghai Maritime Court ruled to recognize and enforce an English judgment in Spar Shipping v Grand China Logistics (2018) Hu 72 Xie Wai Ren No.1, 1, marking the first time that an English monetary judgment has been enforced in China based on reciprocity.
Law 360
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
won't face punitive damage claims in a lawsuit accusing it of causing a 2019 crash that killed a Model 3 driver, a Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday, saying the driver's widow failed to prove that the company likely knew its self-driving feature would cause death or great bodily injury.
FDA Law Blog
APRIL 23, 2021
Supreme Court in 1999 that the agency lacked the authority to obtain compensatory relief or punitive damages. The article also discussed the operative language of the FDC Act and its legislative history to demonstrate that the FDA does not have the authority to get monetary relief in injunction cases filed in court.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
DECEMBER 11, 2020
The appellate court also found that even if the trial court erred, the error was harmless because the State proved both acts beyond a reasonable doubt. Hawaii Court Ruled that Commercial Aquarium Fishing Required Environmental Review. Lawsuits Asked Court to Compel Review and Updating of Energy Efficiency Standards.
JonathanTurley
JULY 7, 2021
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) showed Kelley as eligible to buy such firearms despite his 2012 conviction by a general court martial of domestic assault on his wife and child. The court ruled that. That should have made him ineligible. The family sued both Prueitt and the company.
Conflict of Laws
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
The Judicial Difference and International Coordination of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Judgements: Also on China’s Corresponding Measures Under the Frame of HCCH Convention”, Jiang-Huai Tribune 2021-03, pp. 88-92 (available here ). Song, Lianbin; Chen, Xi. Spitz Spilberg, Lidia. 103-113.
Conflict of Laws
JANUARY 11, 2022
The Judicial Difference and International Coordination of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Judgements: Also on China’s Corresponding Measures Under the Frame of HCCH Convention”, Jiang-Huai Tribune 2021-03, pp. 88-92 (available here ). Song, Lianbin; Chen, Xi. Spitz, Lidia. Shchukin A.I. 103-113.
Conflict of Laws
DECEMBER 7, 2021
The Judicial Difference and International Coordination of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Judgements: Also on China’s Corresponding Measures Under the Frame of HCCH Convention”, Jiang-Huai Tribune 2021-03, pp. 88-92 (available here ). Song, Lianbin; Chen, Xi. Spitz, Lidia. 84-103 (available here ).
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 12, 2021
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.
Conflict of Laws
APRIL 20, 2022
The Judicial Difference and International Coordination of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Judgements: Also on China’s Corresponding Measures Under the Frame of HCCH Convention”, Jiang-Huai Tribune 2021-03, pp. 88-92 (available here ). Song, Lianbin; Chen, Xi. Spitz, Lidia. Zhang, Chunliang; Huang, Shan. “On
Conflict of Laws
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The Judicial Difference and International Coordination of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Judgements: Also on China’s Corresponding Measures Under the Frame of HCCH Convention”, Jiang-Huai Tribune 2021-03, pp. 88-92 (available here ). Song, Lianbin; Chen, Xi. Spitz, Lidia. Shchukin A.I. 103-113.
Conflict of Laws
JUNE 21, 2022
The Judicial Difference and International Coordination of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Judgements: Also on China’s Corresponding Measures Under the Frame of HCCH Convention”, Jiang-Huai Tribune 2021-03, pp. 88-92 (available here ). Song, Lianbin; Chen, Xi. Spitz, Lidia. Zhang, Chunliang; Huang, Shan. “On
Conflict of Laws
AUGUST 31, 2022
The Judicial Difference and International Coordination of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Judgements: Also on China’s Corresponding Measures Under the Frame of HCCH Convention”, Jiang-Huai Tribune 2021-03, pp. 88-92 (available here ). Song, Lianbin; Chen, Xi. Spitz, Lidia. Zhang, Chunliang; Huang, Shan. “On
Conflict of Laws
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
The Judicial Difference and International Coordination of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Judgements: Also on China’s Corresponding Measures Under the Frame of HCCH Convention”, Jiang-Huai Tribune 2021-03, pp. 88-92 (available here ). Song, Lianbin; Chen, Xi. Spitz, Lidia. Zhang, Chunliang; Huang, Shan. “On
Conflict of Laws
AUGUST 30, 2023
88-92 (available here ) Song, Lianbin; Chen, Xi “The Judicial Difference and International Coordination of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Judgements: Also on China’s Corresponding Measures Under the Frame of HCCH Convention”, Jiang-Huai Tribune 2021-03, pp. Liber Amicorum Natalia Ivanovna Marysheva, pp.
Conflict of Laws
APRIL 4, 2023
88-92 (available here ) Song, Lianbin; Chen, Xi “The Judicial Difference and International Coordination of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Judgements: Also on China’s Corresponding Measures Under the Frame of HCCH Convention”, Jiang-Huai Tribune 2021-03, pp. Liber Amicorum Natalia Ivanovna Marysheva, pp.
Conflict of Laws
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
88-92 (available here ) Song, Lianbin; Chen, Xi “The Judicial Difference and International Coordination of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Punitive Damages Judgements: Also on China’s Corresponding Measures Under the Frame of HCCH Convention”, Jiang-Huai Tribune 2021-03, pp. Liber Amicorum Natalia Ivanovna Marysheva, pp.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
As Compliance Date for Methane Waste Rule Nears, California Federal Court Ruled That BLM Could Not Postpone Compliance, Oil and Gas Trade Groups Again Asked Wyoming Federal Court for Preliminary Injunction. On October 4 , the federal district court for the Northern District of California vacated the U.S.
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 20, 2025
The jury will now determine the amount of punitive damages in a case that speaks not only to CNN but the media at large. That is probably the reason it will soon award punitive damages. Below is my column in The Hill on the verdict against CNN in the defamation case brought by Navy veteran Zachary Young.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 31, 2021
The officers seek $75,000 in damages in their complaint but also ask for unspecified punitive damages. The second “Count Five” is actually just a demand for punitive damages, rather than an actual separate tort. The complaint presents five counts. In Brandenburg v.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
It seeks an order from the court to “permanently enjoin” the defendants from violating said laws again despite the fact that they are now private citizens. It also seeks nominal, compensatory, consequential, and punitive damages; and attorneys’ fees and costs. Vindman was a public official and is now a public figure.
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