Jury Awards $120 Million to Illinois Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell were teenagers when they were coerced into giving false confessions in a 2003 murder in ...
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SCOTUS: Trademark Infringement Damages Award Includes Only the Named Defendant’s Profits
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States vacated and remanded a damages award for willful infringement under the Lanham Act ...
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Supreme Court Limits Scope Of Damages Awards In A Trademark Infringement Action
On February 26, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a unanimous decision limiting the Lanham Act’s scope of damages in a ...
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Claim Arbitrator Slept Through Hearings Isn't Enough to Toss $1.5M Award Against Morgan Stanley, Fed Judge Rules
A federal judge in North Carolina shot down Morgan Stanley's effort to vacate a more than $1.5 million arbitration award of damages and attorney fees, despite the investment banking giant's ...
ISP sued by record labels agrees to identify 100 users accused of piracy
Altice, which operates the Optimum brand, was sued in December 2023 in US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The music publishers' complaint alleges that Altice "knowingly contributed ...
Federal jury awards $120 million in wrongful-conviction case
A federal jury in Chicago on Monday awarded $120 million in damages to two wrongfully convicted men who spent more than 15 years in prison.
Jury awards $120 million to two men wrongfully convicted of 2003 murder
John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell both spent more than 16 years in prison before their convictions were overturned in 2019.