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Couple Harassed By EBay May Not Get Maximum Damages

Law 360

A federal judge said Friday she will have to decide count by count whether she can allow a Massachusetts couple suing eBay over a harassment campaign against them to seek punitive damages under California law while pursuing compensatory damages for the same claims under the laws of the pair's home state.

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EBay Resists Calif. Damages In Mass. Stalking Case

Law 360

Married Massachusetts bloggers who were stalked and terrorized by eBay Inc. employees shouldn't be able to seek punitive damages available under California law while having Massachusetts law otherwise govern liability for their myriad civil claims, the e-commerce giant is arguing.

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US District Court dismisses the case filed by Mexico against the US weapons industry regarding non-contractual obligations

Conflict of Laws

On 30 September 2022, a US District Court in Boston (Massachusetts, USA) dismissed the case filed by Mexico against the US weapons manufacturers regarding non-contractual obligations (among them, negligence and unjust enrichment). 93A [Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act], punitive damages. BERETTA U.S.A.

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Brace yourself: The US Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the firearms case of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Mexico)

Conflict of Laws

For some Private International Law implications, click here. 93A [Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act], punitive damages. However, Smith & Wesson contends that that theory of aiding and abetting has been rejected in case law and emphasizes the distinction between active complicity and passive conduct.

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Mexico Sues U.S. Gun Firms for ‘Abetting’ Cartel Violence

The Crime Report

The Mexican government has filed a federal complaint in Massachusetts against Interstate Arms Corp. The Mexican government has filed a federal complaint in Massachusetts against Interstate Arms Corp. arguing that the gunmakers’ activities violated Connecticut and Massachusetts consumer protection laws.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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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. Conservation Law Foundation v. Massachusetts High Court Upheld Approval of Hydropower Purchase Agreements. Source: Khanrak ). and non-U.S. DA-19-0363 (Mont.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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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. Maine High Court Said State Law Would Not Preempt Local Ordinance Prohibiting Crude Oil Loading. Portland, Oregon. Source: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.