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HALLWOOD REALTY PARTNERS, L.P. v. GOTHAM PARTNERS, L.P.

Remedies, Securities Law
In this case of first impression, district court correctly held that section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act does not provide a damages...

ONINK v. CARDELUCCI

Bankruptcy Law, Remedies, Debt Collection
Awards of post-petition interest to creditors are to be calculated using the federal judgment interest rate, and not the rate set forth in the...

HEMMINGS v. TIDYMAN'S INC.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Plaintiffs in sex discrimination suit against employer were entitled to punitive damages under Title VII, and the cap on such damages deemed...

AUDIO ODYSSEY, LTD. v. BRENTON FIRST NAT'L BANK

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Plaintiff sought relief from defendants' mishandled execution of an ex parte writ of replevin authorizing seizure of a portion of plaintiff's assets...

SALINAS v. O'NEILL

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Remedies
Compensatory award of $300,000 for emotional damages remitted to $150,000 in action for failure to promote customs agent because of race and age, and...

CARWASH OF AMERICA-PO, LLC v. WINDSWEPT VENTURES NO. I

Contracts, Remedies
After obtaining summary judgment on breach of contract claims, defendants sought reimbursement for expert witness fees, but court held that where...

PALMER v. BRAUN

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Remedies
Difficult proof issues regarding the idea-expression dichotomy and the merger doctrine made it unlikely that plaintiff would succeed on the merits of...

MITCHELL v. DONCHIN

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Remedies
Claimant never alleged that defendants took any step to prevent suit and should have been aware of the possibility of a claim against defendants, thus...

LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP, INC. v. COOPER INDUS., INC.

Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies
On remand from the US Sup. Ct., which instructed that appellate courts must review independently the constitutionality of punitive damage awards,...

ANECO INC. v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In light of employee's role as a union salt, and fact that he only worked five weeks for employer once hired, court refused to enforce NLRB's award of...