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Sandy Hook families seek additional punitive damages against Alex Jones

JURIST

Families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Connecticut school shooting filed a motion Friday asking a Connecticut judge to order controversial talk radio host Alex Jones to pay hefty punitive damages, on top of the nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages Jones has been ordered to pay by a jury in the defamation case.

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Everything’s Bigger In Texas Except Punitive Damages — See Also

Above The Law

Puny Punitives : Alex Jones got rocked on punitives, but Texas law doesn't care about juries so he'll be just fine. The post Everything’s Bigger In Texas Except Punitive Damages — See Also appeared first on Above the Law. This is an actual argument someone wrote down and published.

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Alianza Americas files class-action against FL Governor for flight of migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard

JURIST

Alianza Americas Tuesday filed a class-action lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on behalf of nearly 50 migrants flown from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. ” Alianza Americas is also seeking compensatory, emotional distress, and punitive damages for the migrants.

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US Supreme Court denies review of Walmart racial bias suit

JURIST

Yves Wantou, a former pharmacist at a Walmart in Texas, filed a lawsuit against Walmart in the Western District of Texas in 2016 claiming racial discrimination and a hostile workplace. Wantou, originally from Cameroon, alleged that Walmart intentionally subjected him to discrimination based on both race and national origin.

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Jury Says SkyWest Owes $2M For Workplace Harassment

Law 360

A Texas jury found in favor of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday in a suit that saw SkyWest Airlines accused of sitting idle while an employee experienced persistent sexual harassment, awarding over $2 million in punitive damages for the workplace misconduct in federal court.

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Texas Democratics Sue Over Effort To Force Them Back To Austin To Vote

JonathanTurley

In a demonstrably meritless lawsuit, 22 Texas House Democrats sued some of the state’s top Republican leaders in federal court in Austin over the efforts to bring them home for a special legislative session. Philip Cortez , D-San Antonio, after he returned to the Texas. Phelan signed a civil warrant for Rep. James White.

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Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $4M to Sandy Hook Parents

The Crime Report

A Texas jury ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million — significantly less than the $150 million being sought — in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook massacre, reports the Associated Press. The plaintiffs’ attorney Mark Bankston insisted that the $4.11