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.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Federal Court in Rhode Island Allowed Failure-to-Adapt Claims to Proceed. The federal district court for the District of Rhode Island for the most part denied a motion to dismiss a citizen suit asserting that Shell Oil Products US and other defendants (Shell) failed to prepare a terminal in Providence for the impacts of climate change.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Young has been doing well in court and last week he won on additional major issues against CNN. In a pair of orders, the jury will be allowed to award punitive damages and his experts would be allowed to be heard by the jury on the merits of the case. The punitive damages decision is particularly interesting legally.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell and former FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington, alleging civil rights violations in the federal agency’s response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

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JURIST

AUGUST 28, 2021

The plaintiffs demand a jury trial and seek compensatory and punitive damages, including attorneys’ fees and costs, for physical and emotional injuries caused by the defendants. Last month, Paul Hodgkins of Florida became the first felon to be sentenced for his role in the US Capitol storming.

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JURIST

JANUARY 25, 2021

The lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that Giuliani’s defamatory statements gave rise to more than $650 million in damages, and the company seeks a total of $1.3 billion in damages, including punitive damages. These lawsuits were largely failures.

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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. CNNs defense in court was a case study in how not to defend a defamation lawsuit. However, this is not just CNN.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 4, 2022

Giuffre’s attorney David Boies has suggested that the agreement would not include Prince Andrew because he was not subject to any litigation or allegations in Florida where it was finalized. While the U.S.

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JURIST

AUGUST 7, 2023

US District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan dismissed former President Donald Trump’s counter-defamation suit against author E. ” Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan told CNN , “We are pleased that the Court dismissed Donald Trump’s counterclaim.” Jean Carroll on Monday.

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