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The Water’s Fine? Navigating Water Contamination Litigation

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Perhaps one of the most quintessential concerns for corporate defendants in the last decade is that of nuclear verdicts. In just a decade, from 2013 to 2022, there were 115 verdicts of $100 million or more. The Institute for...more

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The Punishment Profile: Know the Situational Triggers

From the time we were kids, most of us swiftly learned what was likely to get us punished: a spanking or — for more recent generations — a time out. Usually, that was brought out by something we did, or by the situation we...more

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Learn What Motivates Punitive Damages

As a legal category, punitive damages are not very common in U.S. civil trials, being available and awarded in just six percent of cases. But in the broader sense of “punitive,” the motivation to punish or to correct behavior...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: April 2020

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Anthony v. TRAX Int’l Corp., No. 18-15662, 2020 WL 1898843 (9th Cir. Apr. 17, 2020) - Summary: An employer may use after-acquired evidence to show that a plaintiff is not a qualified individual under the Americans with...more

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Normalize Your Damages: Five Ways

When civil litigation is being discussed by those outside the courtroom and outside the legal field, what stands out is often the perception, at least, of very high damages. The high-dollar figure being awarded, based on a...more

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