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The Chronology of Practice: Chinese Practice in Private International Law in 2019

Conflict of Laws

He Qisheng, Professor of International Law, Peking University Law School, and Chairman at the Peking University International Economical Law Institute, has published the 7th Survey on Chinese Practice in Private International Law.

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Chronology of Practice: Chinese Practice in Private International Law in 2020

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This post has been prepared by He Qisheng, Professor of International Law, Peking University Law School, and Chairman at the Peking University International Economical Law Institute, has published the 7th Survey on Chinese Practice in Private International Law. Provisions on punitive damages.

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The Uncomfortable Truth About Wrongful Convictions

The Crime Report

But although it introduces an intriguing team of siblings that includes Bazelon’s sister, Lara, a law school Innocence Clinic director, it’s essentially a familiar, generic tale. ” as just one more in what by now is a long, long parade of exoneration stories. It’s better-written than most.

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The $24 Billion Judgment Against China in Missouri’s COVID Suit

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Dodge (George Washington University Law School) and first published on Transnational Litigation Blog. The original complaint asserted four claims under Missouri tort law: (1) public nuisance, (2) abnormally dangerous activity, (3) breach of duty by allowing the transmission of COVID, and (4) breach of duty by hoarding PPE.

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Judge Doesn’t Let Trump Back Out Of Defamatory Remarks Made About Central Park 5

Above The Law

Donald Trump’s hot takes on the Exonerated Five have only gotten worse over time — and he’s likely going to go to court over it. Trump Must Face Defamation Lawsuit From ‘Central Park Five’ Defendants [Reuters] Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021.

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Blind Justice or Blind Rage: New York’s Legal System Faces Ultimate Test With Obscene Trump Award

JonathanTurley

The damages in my view are excessive and absurd after the court acknowledged that no one lost a dime in these exchanges. That is precisely why the New York Court of Appeals should act to redeem the integrity of the legal system by setting aside or drastically reducing this award. Supreme Court. New York Gov.

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The Curious Fraud Case Against Trump Just Got ‘Curiouser’

JonathanTurley

That eagerness could prove the court’s undoing, however. The New York law is unique in allowing massive penalties without the loss of a single dollar by a bank. However, James wants dissolution and crippling damages, and that could trigger a higher-court review. Supreme Court decided a case, BMW of North America v.