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PHH Ordered to Pay Nearly $2 Million for Refusing a Divorcing Spouse Loss Mitigation 

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Arbitration award against one of the nation’s largest mortgage loan servicers includes compensatory and punitive damages as well as the homeowner’s attorney’s fees.

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Depp-Heard Verdict Contains Relatively Rare Defamation-by-Counsel Liability

JonathanTurley

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. With the reduction of $2 million to Heard, that still leaves $8,350,000 — more than the $7 million that he gave up in the divorce.

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The Depp Trial and the Demise of the ACLU: How a Celebrity Trial Exposed the Collapse of a Once Celebrated Rights Group

JonathanTurley

Even after a reduction for her own award and a statutory reduction of the punitive damage portion, Heard is still looking at $8,350,000 in damages. million more than her divorce settlement) to be justified in light of the damage caused to Depp’s reputation and career. Many view that amount (which is $1.35

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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Conflict of Laws

Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded in the Case List.). Another interesting example would be a series of cases where a Chinese court in Guangzhou recognized and enforced compensatory damages awarded in three U.S. To date, we have collected 89 cases involving China and 24 foreign States and regions.