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ZURICH AM. INS. CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies
A preliminary injunction issued by the district court, enjoining a California court from further proceedings pending the district court's resolution...

LAKE CHARLES DIESEL, INC. v. GEN. MOTORS CORP.

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies
The automotive parts supply agreement at issue is not a contract to which Louisiana's Repurchase of Farm, Industrial, and Lawn and Garden Equipment by...

IN RE MONTGOMERY WARD HOLDING CORP.

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Casualty values specified in computer equipment lease supplements constituted uncollectible punitive damages in a rejection damages claim; remanded...

AM. NAT'L FIRE INS. CO. v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYS., INC.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Remedies, Transportation
A shipper made a prima facie case for freight damages under the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. section 14706, which the transporter failed to rebut....

DESIDERIO v. OCHS

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
The legislative intent that prompted enactment of CPLR articles 50-A, pertaining to structured future damages judgments, does not prohibit literal...

STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. CAMPBELL

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
A punitive damages award of $145 million, where full compensatory damages are $1 million, is excessive and violates the Due Process clause of the...

PACIFICARE HEALTH SYS., INC. v. BOOK

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Physicians' claims that managed-health-care organizations violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) can be compelled to...

STEVENSON v. E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO.

Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Plaintiffs can recover under Texas trespass law based on contamination by emission of heavy metal particulates, and evidence showed actual...

NAT'L HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYERS' ASS'N v. PLYMOUTH WHALERS HOCKEY CLUB

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Sports Law
A preliminary injunction alleging that hockey leagues conspired to violate the Sherman Antitrust Act is reversed, where plaintiffs failed to establish...

US v. RANDLE

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies, Sentencing
After fraudulent bankruptcy scheme convictions, the district court had no authority to order restitution where 1) individuals did not qualify as...