State and federal trial courts have split on whether punitive damages are available for contract claims outside of the insurance context, according to a recent ruling from U.S. District Judge Michael ...

Only after grounding its decision in contractual freedom did the court turn to the Trust Code—and concluded that nothing in the statute displaced the parties’ agreement. While the Trust Code ...

Q: We loaned money to a group who promised good returns. It now turns out the financials were grossly exaggerated. We never got money back, and there are major questions about the bookkeeping. Can we ...

In March 2019, Harris’ supervisor suggested that Harris, a black woman, step down from her role as a District Sales Manager due to low team sales. Shortly after, Harris made an internal complaint ...

Explore how treble damages work, their legal implications, and examples, including cases like the False Claims Act and TCPA, ...

“The Federal Circuit held that prejudgment interest should run from the date TAOS suffered actual financial injury—not automatically from the date the lawsuit was filed in 2008.” On April 4, 2025, the ...