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Restitution
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Two notable and important child porn sentencing rulings from the Ninth Circuit
Main July 11, 2011Two notable and important child porn sentencing rulings from the Ninth CircuitThe Ninth Circuit today handed down a bunch of criminal law opinions, including two dealing with…
TortsProf Blog
Rendleman on Coordinating Restitution with Compensatory and Punitive Damages
Doug Rendleman (W&L) has posted to SSRN Measurement of Restitution: Coordinating Restitution with Compensatory Damages and Punitive Damages. The abstract provides:Courts apply compensatory damages, restitution, and punitive damages to formulate…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
In Ontario if the limitation period for initiating an arbitration to resolve a coverage issue has expired a civil action may be commenced to resolve the issue.
The Defendant Insurer appealed from a decision that it, rather than the Plaintiff Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund, was responsible for paying accident benefits. The Insurer argued that the Fund…
PropertyProf Blog
Interviewing in the Research Process
By propertyprof
I'm here in the Czech Republic, interviewing people as part of my research into restitution.Interviewing raises a host of practical problems -- today, for example, there is a public transport strike,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
House arrest(!?!?!) for wealthy repeat dangerous driver who killed two in hit-and-run
Main June 5, 2011House arrest(!?!?!) for wealthy repeat dangerous driver who killed two in hit-and-runA helpful reader forwarded to me this remarkable (and troubling?) sentencing story from the Chicago Tribue,…
PropertyProf Blog
Will Mortgage Scammers Never Cease
By propertyprof
One of the eye-opening aspects of blogging here is this: often, if one of us puts up a post that contains the word "mortgage," we get spam in the comments box. I…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
New Scholarship – The Criminal Class Action
By Ellen Podgor
Professor Adam S. Zimmerman and David M. Jaros have a new article titled, The Criminal Class Action. It is forthcoming in 159 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1385 (2011) and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Criminal Class Action”
Main May 5, 2011"The Criminal Class Action"The title of this post is the title of this very interesting looking new piece by Adam Zimmerman and David Jaros, which is now…
PropertyProf Blog
Holocaust Era Asset Restitution Task Force Goes Operational On-Line
By propertyprof
Today, Holocaust Rememberance Day, is an exciting day for those of us interested in the restitution of property rights to those who were once wrongfully dispossessed. That's because today, Project…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Restitution Includes Credit Monitoring Costs Following Data Breach Under CFAA
A recent criminal case involving a government employer harmed by a computer hacking incident affecting its personnel records may provide support for companies seeking to recover the costs they incur…