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US Supreme Court declines J&J baby powder appeal, takes up H&M copyright dispute

JURIST

In an order list released Tuesday, the US Supreme Court declined to hear Johnson & Johnson’s appeal seeking to undo a $2 billion judgment over claims that their talc-based baby powder contained cancer-causing asbestos. billion in punitive damages, claiming the 11:1 ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages was excessive.

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

Conflict of Laws

Eastern District of Missouri) entered a default judgment for more than $24 billion against the Peoples Republic of China and eight other Chinese defendants for hoarding personal protective equipment (PPE) during the early days of the COVID pandemic in violation of federal and state antitrust laws. Reposted with permission. Limbaugh, Jr.

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In Shielded, Joanna Schwartz Dissects Policing’s Legal Environment

The Crime Report

The courts’ argument is that since maybe this was actually a pretty good cop confronting, on a bad day, a situation he wasn’t prepared for, it would be both unfair and bad policy to hold the poor flatfoot liable. Prosecution and punitive damages for misconduct can express aspirations, and may bolster deterrence.

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Deadspin Defamation: Parents of Holden Armenta Move Toward Libel Action Over Blackface Allegation

JonathanTurley

If a full and effective retraction is issued (and published as prominently as the offending statement), it can limit damages or bar punitive damages entirely in some states. Missouri does not appear to have a formal retraction law, but it is still considered a necessary step. He can claim that this was merely an opinion.

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Hyatt's Appeal Of $177M Sex Assault Verdict Fails

Law 360

A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a $177 million verdict in a suit alleging that Hyatt Corp. caused a female guest's in-room sexual assault by a hotel security guard, saying the jury's $149 million punitive damages award was supported by the hotel's "conscious disregard" for its guests' rights.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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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).

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court seeking review of the D.C. The states argued that the Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan while it was under review by the D.C. The states contended that further delay in the Court’s resolution of these “weighty issues” would have “serious and far-reaching costs.” FEATURED CASE. 20-1530 (U.S.

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