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Case Briefs
Bad Faith Verdict Affirmed; $55 Million Punitive Damages Award Held to Be Unconstitutionally Excessive
The Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One recently affirmed a $155,000 bad faith verdict against an auto insurer, and further held that punitive damages were also warranted. The court nevertheless concluded that the jury's $55 million punitive damages award was unconstitutionally excessive, as was the trial court's reduction of that award to $620,000. Accordingly, the Court of Appeals further reduced the punitive damages award to $155,000, a 1:1 ratio to the compensatory damages. Nardelli v. Metropolitan Group Prop. and Cas. Ins. Co., 2012 WL 1514671 (Ariz. App. Div. 1, May 1, 2012).
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.