JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2023

The US Supreme Court Monday denied review of a US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision favoring Walmart in a race bias lawsuit brought by a former pharmacist. Wantou appealed from this decision, claiming that the district court failed to apply the appropriate analysis for his discrimination claims.

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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.

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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. First, the Court of Appeals found that defendant waived his argument that the evidence supporting fraud was not legally sufficient.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 2, 2021

Where plaintiff alleging defamation was a public figure but had pleaded in the complaint that defendants were “negligent and/or reckless in ascertaining the truth” of the statements, the trial court incorrectly granted judgment on the pleadings on the defamation and false light invasion of privacy claims. internal citation omitted).

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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.

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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. Attorneys are protected by absolute privilege in court in making harmful and even false statements. See Kennedy v. Cannon , 229 Md. Cannon , 229 Md.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

By a vote of 5-4, the justices held that only a plaintiff concretely harmed by a defendant’s violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) has Article III standing to seek damages against that private defendant in federal court. The FCRA also creates a cause of action for consumers to sue and recover damages for certain violations.

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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.

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 23, 2021

The Supreme Court has handed down a decision in AMG Capital Management, LLC, et al. The question presented is whether this statutory language authorizes the Commission to seek, and a court to award, equitable monetary relief such as restitution or disgorgement. By Karin F.R. Moore & Jeffrey N. Gibbs & John R. Heesters —.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act and the Hague Judgments and Jurisdictions Projects”, Osgoode Hall Law Journal 55 (2018), pp 257-304. Indirect Jurisdiction over the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments of Foreign Courts in Compulsory Counterclaims”, Journal of Xingtai University 2019-04, pp. Blom, Joost.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 11, 2022

The Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act and the Hague Judgments and Jurisdictions Projects”, Osgoode Hall Law Journal 55 (2018), pp 257-304. Indirect Jurisdiction over the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments of Foreign Courts in Compulsory Counterclaims”, Journal of Xingtai University 2019-04, pp. Blom, Joost.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act and the Hague Judgments and Jurisdictions Projects”, Osgoode Hall Law Journal 55 (2018), pp 257-304. Indirect Jurisdiction over the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments of Foreign Courts in Compulsory Counterclaims”, Journal of Xingtai University 2019-04, pp. Blom, Joost.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 20, 2022

Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. The Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act and the Hague Judgments and Jurisdictions Projects”, Osgoode Hall Law Journal 55 (2018), pp 257-304. 187-214.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. The Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act and the Hague Judgments and Jurisdictions Projects”, Osgoode Hall Law Journal 55 (2018), pp 257-304. 187-214.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 31, 2022

Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts”, Oxford 2022. Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. “Report of the Special Commission”, HCCH Prel.-Doc. Bibliography. Blom, Joost.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 21, 2022

Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts”, Oxford 2022. Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. “Report of the Special Commission”, HCCH Prel.-Doc. Bibliography. Blom, Joost.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts”, Oxford 2022. Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. “Report of the Special Commission”, HCCH Prel.-Doc. Bibliography. Blom, Joost.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Federal Court Found Flaws in New Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. The federal district court for the District of Columbia ruled that the U.S. Third, the court found that BLM used internally inconsistent emission rates. In 2018, the court vacated EPA’s earlier denial of the request.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 30, 2022

Key takeaways: Despite the fact that the elaboration of a judicial interpretation appears to have been put on hold, China’s Supreme People’s Court has now resorted to conference summaries, which are not legally binding but have a practical impact, to express its views in recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 30, 2023

167-189 (available here ) Chen, Wendy “Indirect Jurisdiction over the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments of Foreign Courts in Compulsory Counterclaims”, Journal of Xingtai University 2019-04, pp. 1 of December 2018 (available here ) Nygh, Peter; Pocar, Fausto “Report of the Special Commission”, HCCH Prel.-Doc. 187-214 Coco, Sarah E. “On

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 4, 2023

167-189 (available here ) Chen, Wendy “Indirect Jurisdiction over the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments of Foreign Courts in Compulsory Counterclaims”, Journal of Xingtai University 2019-04, pp. 1 of December 2018 (available here ) Nygh, Peter; Pocar, Fausto “Report of the Special Commission”, HCCH Prel.-Doc. 187-214 Coco, Sarah E. “On

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

167-189 (available here ) Chen, Wendy “Indirect Jurisdiction over the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments of Foreign Courts in Compulsory Counterclaims”, Journal of Xingtai University 2019-04, pp. 1 of December 2018 (available here ) Nygh, Peter; Pocar, Fausto “Report of the Special Commission”, HCCH Prel.-Doc. 187-214 Coco, Sarah E.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Share The Supreme Court issued orders on Tuesday morning from the justices’ private conference last week. The list of orders was largely uneventful, as the court did not add any new cases to its merits docket for the term. Epic went to the Supreme Court in April, asking the justices to weigh in. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. ,

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument on whether the First Amendment restricted the board’s authority to do so. The censure resolution prompted Wilson to add a federal civil rights claim to his first state-court lawsuit, arguing that the censure violated his right to free speech.

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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. Rather, he wants a court to allow him to sue Trump Jr.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Bankruptcy Court Said California City and Counties Could Not Sue Coal Company for Climate Change Impacts. A federal bankruptcy court in Missouri enjoined San Mateo and Marin Counties and the City of Imperial Beach (the plaintiffs) from pursuing their climate change lawsuits against Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody). FEATURED CASE.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 31, 2021

In my view, the lawsuit contravenes free speech as well as controlling case law from the Supreme Court. The officers seek $75,000 in damages in their complaint but also ask for unspecified punitive damages. The Supreme Court still overturned the conviction. The 40-page lawsuit was written by D.C.

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