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Johnson v. Ford Motor Co.

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Remedies
The Court of Appeal erred when it reduced a $10 million punitive damages award to $53,435 since it failed to adequately consider defendant's fraud as...

Simon v. San Paolo U.S. Holding Co.

Constitutional Law, Remedies
In a fraud action, a $1.7 million punitive damages award, measured against a $5000 compensatory damages award, exceeds the federal due process...

Mezibov v. Allen

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff's section 1983 claim of retaliation is dismissed where his alleged First Amendment right to file motions and raise legitimate defenses is...

Courtroom T.V. Network v. State of New York

Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law
Civil Rights Law section 52, which bans audio-visual coverage of most courtroom proceedings, does not violate the United States or the New York State...

People v. Baylor

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for first degree murder is affirmed over his claim that identification testimony violated his federal constitutional right to...

People v. Patterson

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Treaty of Canadaigua does not vest members of the Tuscarora Nation with off-reservation fishing rights on former Seneca lands.

City of Arcadia v. US EPA

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
The Clean Water Act permits the EPA to establish a total maximum daily load that limits the amount of trash that can be discharged into the Los...

Warren v. City of Athens

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 action, defendant-City violated plaintiff's procedural due process rights when it installed barricades that restricted access to...

US v. Thomas

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for using interstate commerce to attempt to persuade a minor to engage in an illegal sexual act, in violation of 18 U.S.C....

Reames v. State of Oklahoma

Constitutional Law, Elder Law, Government Benefits
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services did not violate federal law when it determined that plaintiff cannot use a federal statutory "special needs...