JURIST

JANUARY 1, 2021

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Thursday that plaintiffs cannot recover punitive damages from the state when a law enforcement officer uses excessive force. The Iowa Tort Claims Act (ITCA) prohibits an award of punitive damages against the state. Jensen had a gun at the scene and Officer Spece knew of his condition.

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Above The Law

MAY 18, 2022

* Focus, Gov: Hawaii law prevents Governor from moonlighting for Uber as a side gig. While it is hard to beat learning torts in pajamas, law students still prefer the real thing. Iowa law mandates ethanol increase in fuel. appeared first on Above the Law. Star Advertiser ]. Times Republican ]. * About time.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For torts scholars, it has been a bonanza of interesting issues touching on every element of defamation law. Nunes will be allowed to litigate his claim that Lizza defamed him by claiming that he secretly moved his farm from California to Iowa and linked the move to the alleged use of undocumented labor.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

1] He is also an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. ten years ago—at least in part due to longstanding common law rules on champerty, maintenance, [3] and patent law’s relative high risk—today third-party litigation funding (TPLF) [4] undergirds about 30% of all patent litigation, by conservative estimates. [5]

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 6, 2021

We have previously discussed animal liability in torts. If litigated, the state’s nuanced dog liability laws would come into effect. It is often said the every dog gets one free bite in American torts. Pennsylvania has a quirky set of laws. She was watching the dogs for her roommate. Rosenberry v. Evans, 48 A.3d

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 14, 2024

The study looks at a statement made by Iowa State University with all evaluations: Student evaluations of teaching play an important role in the review of faculty. I was told once about a well-known law professor at a top school, who handed out his evaluations and was walking out when he stopped at the door and addressed the class.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First, the court found that Exxon failed to show that federal common law justified removal, even if it might provide a defense. and non-U.S. Reynolds v. State , No.

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