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Damages
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Chicago IP Litigation
Failure to Contest Waives Damages Arguments Resulting in Full Profit Award
GZ Long Ya Trading Co., Ltd. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule “A” (Defendant Tonchean), No. 24-cv-4193, (N.D. Ill. May 29, 2026) (Holleb Hotaling, Mag. J.). Magistrate…
Arnold & Porter: News & Perspectives
Measuring Damages in Avoidance Actions That Target Cryptocurrency Transfers
Celsius Network, LLC operated as a cryptocurrency lending and yield platform. At its peak, Celsius had roughly 1.7 million customers and nearly $12 billion in assets under management. In June…
Rudner Law Blog
How Courts Calculate Equity Damages After Dismissal
By David Gelles
Equity compensation, whether stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), or share awards, is a potentially lucrative component of an employee’s compensation package. When an employee is wrongfully dismissed, losing out…
Taft Technology and Artificial Intelligence Insights
How Expert Testimony Becomes a Strategic Advantage
Over the years, I've found that most expert-driven cases are won or lost long before closing arguments. They usually turn on four decisions that companies make throughout the litigation. When…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Speculation and Legal Malpractice
Legal malpractice is always the comparison of the actual outcome of litigation and the hypothetical better outcome had the attorneys acted differently. Putting aside questions of strategy, if the attorneys…
Bill Madden's Blog
Medical: Roux en-y Gastric Bypass.
By Bill Madden
Cotton v Spiro (No 2) [2026] ACTSC 347 (Link to AUSTLII) With thanks to Tina Cockburn for drawing attention to this quite long decision. Ultimately the court held that before…
Lathrop GPM
When Contract Protections Collide: Hidden Risks in Construction Agreements
By Lathrop GPM
Construction contracts often contain multiple provisions intended to allocate or limit risk, but those provisions can conflict if not reviewed carefully. Property owners, developers and contractors should review liquidated damages,…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: Sexual and physical abuse by carers – Public interest and reputational issues on appeal.
By Bill Madden
The State of Western Australia v Barber [2026] WASCA 130 (Link to AUSTLII). With thanks to Rob Davis for drawing attention to this unusual appeal. In his primary claim Mr…
China Law Insight
施工单位中途停工、退场，发包人可以主张哪些损失赔偿责任？
By King & Wood
作者：陈鑫 程世刚 李东骏 王悦 康震 王帅 建设工程施工合同一般执行周期较长，需要发包人和施工单位相互配合的内容较多，可能会经常遇到合同履行过程中，由于资金链断裂、材料价格大幅上涨、施工单位内部管理不善、劳动力短缺等原因，施工单位擅自中途停工、退场导致工程暂停或烂尾，也往往会给发包人造成巨大损失。但发包人具体可以向施工单位主张哪些违约损失赔偿责任，在法律规定层面还是较为原则和笼统，实践中也存在较大争议，本文就相关问题进行探讨。 阅读更多
Florida Eminent Domain Law Blog
What Breach of Contract Damages Can You Recover in Florida?
Breach of contract damages in Florida are built to put you where full performance would have left you, not to punish the party who walked away. That principle decides most…