A much-used method for setting damages in tort litigation has come under criticism for giving bigger payouts to white males, but a campaign to end the practice remains below the radar for most lawyers ...

Owing to the dearth of patent trials during the pandemic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has had relatively few opportunities to address damages issues over the past year. But some ...

Damages are an essential part of any breach of contract claim. Understanding the monetary value of the client’s claim is just as important as understanding the elements or likelihood of success of ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Two recent cases offer some guidance on the issue of patent damages but key questions remain, say Christopher Buxton & Jeanne Heffernan of Kirkland & Ellis.

“As these damages issues continue to evolve in the U.S. district courts and the Federal Circuit, litigants should focus their efforts on the facts and evidence specific to each case.” In the last few ...

David Paris explains how judicial reforms of damages law have shaped analysis of compensation in patent cases, and why such theories could soon spread to trade secrets and design patents cases While ...

Calls to weaken Maryland’s long‑standing punitive damages standard may sound appealing, especially when framed as a way to “hold bad actors accountable.” But beneath that rhetoric is a proposal that ...