In State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell, the Supreme Court strongly implied that in some cases even a 1:1 ratio of punitive to compensatory damages might be too high. In Torres v.

Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex (Courtesy photo) The New Jersey Supreme Court has issued a call for amicus briefs in the pending appeal of an auto injury case that could generate new rules for ...

How much is a lifetime of pain and suffering and a feeling of being "useless" worth? That is the question the Supreme Court answered on May 12 by a 3-2 vote in He v. Miller. It all started on Oct. 28, ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to address whether a trial court erred in denying remittitur on a whopping $1.4 million award for emotional distress damages in a racial discrimination suit ...

The Supreme Court has modified the practices of additur and remittitur, requiring both the plaintiff and defendant to consent to any judicial adjustment on a jury's damages award. Under the court's ...

Joel Tenenbaum, the Boston University student whose file-sharing proclivities got him sued by the major music labels, owes them $675,000. Again. The recording industry appealed this decision; early ...

“A registration is invalid under § 411(b) if the registrant perpetrated fraud on the Copyright Office by knowingly misrepresenting material facts.” – Ninth ...