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G&G Closed Circuit Events litigation overview

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Restaurant, bar, club and tavern owners around the United States need to make sure they are properly licensing boxing fights for commercial usage before broadcasting the fight in their establishments.  There are several...more

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Latest 'Nuclear Verdict' Underscores Jury-Trial Employer Risk

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Last month, in Jane Doe v. Alkiviades David, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury returned a verdict in a sexual assault and harassment case in the amount of $900 million. This verdict is one of the largest ever for a...more

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Results in Toxic Exposure/Product Liability Trials Continue Trend of Irrational "Nuclear" Verdicts

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“Nuclear” verdicts are awards that are exceptionally high, eclipsing what would be a rational, reasonable, or expected amount based on the evidence. Three recent jury verdicts awarding unreasonably large compensatory and...more

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Kentucky Supreme Court Sets Forth Helpful Principles On Liability For Punitive Damages

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Cases in which an appellate court holds that a state’s standard for punitive liability was not satisfied even though there was sufficient evidence to support liability for the underlying causes of action are regrettably rare....more

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