Conflict of Laws

MAY 9, 2025

93A [Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act] and punitive damages. The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed the case under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). Perhaps controversially, counsel for Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. No judgment has yet been rendered. Findings; purposes; ?7902.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 16, 2024

We previously discussed the defamation lawsuit against CNN and the curious effort to use Taliban law to dismiss the lawsuit by Navy veteran Zachary Young. The damages in the case could be massive but Young had to satisfy the higher New York Times v. CNN lost a critical motion in seeking to bar punitive damages.

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The Fashion Law

MAY 12, 2021

Coscarelli sets the stage in the newly-filed 30-page complaint, asserting that “after winning Food Network’s Cupcake Wars and becoming a best-selling cookbook author, [she] founded ‘by Chloe’ – a first-of-its-kind fast-casual vegan restaurant chain” with New York-based ESquared Hospitality after pitching the concept to its CEO James Haber in 2014.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

This follows similar recent victories by others against CNN and the New York Times to clear paths to trials. For those who have embraced advocacy journalism as the new model for media, a bill is coming due in the form of defamation and disparagement lawsuits. In 2017, liberal activist and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 6, 2024

CNN’s new motion for summary judgment raised eyebrows in citing Sharia law to say that what Young was doing in rescuing people was unlawful under Islamic restrictions. The damages in the case could be massive but Young had to satisfy the higher New York Times v.

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The Crime Report

JULY 12, 2021

A casual reader might see Emily Bazelon’s recent lengthy New York Times Magazine piece “ I Write About the Law. 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. It’s better-written than most.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 2, 2022

The massive verdict in favor of actor Johnny Depp yesterday constitutes a rare victory of a public figure under the difficult New York Times v. 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.

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2025

The Council on American-Islamic Relations for New York (CAIR-NY), along with Kaufman Lieb Lebowitz & Frick LLP, on Thursday sued Orange County, New York, officials for religious discrimination against plaintiff Tammi Green. In 2020, a Virginia prison changed its clothing policies to allow religious head coverings.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 24, 2022

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. EB-5 Visa fraud judgments, but rejected the punitive damages awarded therein, echoing the same rule laid down in the 2021 Conference Summary.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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. In New York Times v.

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

million in damages (which was reduced to $678,302 on appeal) and $16.8 million in punitive damages (which was reduced to approximately $4.1 The Potential Consequences of Skipping A Trademark Search : In the cases discussed above, the defendant had to pay significant damages to the plaintiff. million on appeal).

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JonathanTurley

MAY 8, 2023

The jury in June 2019 awarded the Gibsons $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Recently, many people were appalled when students shut down a federal appellate judge from speaking at Stanford Law School. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University.

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InHouseOps

JUNE 13, 2022

We know this because when we receive their awards we see their experience through and the quality of their analysis of the case and application of the law. Remember, these are cases that could involve parties from common law and civil law countries. So it has to be in a New York Convention country.

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 29, 2021

In a lawsuit filed in Oregon federal court, adidas accused New York-based Marc Jacobs’ since-shuttered little sister line, Marc by Marc Jacobs, of infringing its famed three stripe trademark on garments from its Fall/Winter 2014 collection. In January 2016, adidas filed to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit. 2015: adidas v. Marc Jacobs.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The standard for defamation for public figures and officials in the United States is the product of a decision decades ago in New York Times v. The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. compensatory damages and $300,000.00

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

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. Baltimore and Incinerator Operator Settled Lawsuit over Local Air Law. Oil pump, ( Creative Commons ). By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 7, 2021

Share This week we highlight petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether an award of punitive damages that doubles the compensatory damages can comport with due process and how a defendant can prove ineffective assistance of counsel in rejecting a plea offer. After a jury trial in the U.S.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2021

A class action lawsuit was filed Monday in the Western District of New York accusing the Rochester Police Department (RPD) of racist practices and a “pattern … of using excessive force.” ” LoFaso’s findings state that 78.3

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

in 2017 liable under state law for injuries to counterprotesters, awarding more than $25 million in damage, reports the New York Times. The largest sums were awarded for punitive damages, with 12 individuals ordered to pay $500,000 apiece while five white nationalist organizations were assessed $1 million each.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 20, 2022

“Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Amurodov, Jahongir. 11-116 (available here ).

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming. European Private International Law and Third States”, Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2017, pp 184-193.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 11, 2022

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming. European Private International Law and Third States”, Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2017, pp 184-193.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming. European Private International Law and Third States”, Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2017, pp 184-193.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. Judgments Convention: Application to Governments”, Netherlands International Law Review (NILR) 67 (2020), pp 121-137. Åkerfeldt, Xerxes. Badr, Yehya Ibrahim.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 21, 2022

Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts”, Oxford 2022. Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 31, 2022

Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts”, Oxford 2022. Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English Courts”, Oxford 2022. Indirect jurisdiction and Swedish law – Analysis and inquiry of the jurisdiction of Swedish courts in relation to the 2019 Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement”. A Guide to Global Private International Law”, Oxford 2022, forthcoming.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 12, 2023

The panel event itself was “Post- Roe America: Making Intersectional Feminist Sense of Abortion Bans,” the participants discussed how Indiana’s new pro-life law, S.B. ” She is also seeking punitive damages. A headline, however, can be the basis for a defamation action. 1, would be harmful to “marginalized groups.”

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

in which Epic has asked the justices to weigh in on whether a state law that places a cap on punitive damages can provide the kind of fair notice that the Supreme Court has said the Constitution’s due process clause requires, so that a punitive damages award that complies with the law passes constitutional muster.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 30, 2023

79-109 (available here ) Amurodov, Jahongir “Some issues of Ratification of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019) by the Republic of Uzbekistan”, Uzbek Law Review 2020-03, pp. Breaking) News From The Hague: A Game Changer in International Litigation?

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 4, 2023

79-109 (available here ) Amurodov, Jahongir “Some issues of Ratification of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019) by the Republic of Uzbekistan”, Uzbek Law Review 2020-03, pp. Breaking) News From The Hague: A Game Changer in International Litigation?

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

79-109 (available here ) Amurodov, Jahongir “Some issues of Ratification of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (2019) by the Republic of Uzbekistan”, Uzbek Law Review 2020-03, pp. Breaking) News From The Hague: A Game Changer in International Litigation?

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

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. Delaware Lawsuit Sought Damages from Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Change Injuries. Source: Khanrak ). and non-U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As we noted last week , the Supreme Court relisted 18 new cases from its “long conference” that marked its return to business after the summer recess. involving whether punitive damages that are twice compensatory damages and fall within a state’s statutory punitive damages cap are constitutionally excessive.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 16, 2024

From 2 to 6 December 2024, the second edition of The Hague Academy of International Laws Advanced Course in Hong Kong was held, co-organised by the Asian Academy of International Law (AAIL) with the support of the Department of Justice of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR. 7 (1) lit. 2 HCCH 1958 until Art.

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Above The Law

APRIL 10, 2025

President Donald Trump has failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of making defamatory statements about five Black and Hispanic men who were wrongly convicted and imprisoned for the 1989 rape of a white jogger in New York’s Central Park. Louis School of Law. Philadelphia-based U.S.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2024

Alina Habba filed the letter after the publication of a New York Post article in which an unnamed source stated that Judge Kaplan had a previous “mentor type” relationship with the plaintiff’s lead counsel, Roberta Kaplan (no relation). million in compensatory damages and $65 million in punitive damages.

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