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    WRONGFUL TERMINATION: MISTAKEN OVERTIME CLAIM "[F] failure to prove an actual violation of law by his employer did not defeat the wrongful termination cause of action...[a]s long as the employee makes the health or safety complaint in good faith..."
  • January 15, 2010 1:59 PM
    PUNITIVE DAMAGES—RATIO TO COMPENSATORY DAMAGES "[P]unitive damages in an amount equal to compensatory damages marks the constitutional limit in this case and still provides the appropriate deterrence."
  • December 8, 2009 5:45 PM
    TOXIC CHEMICALS: SECONDARY EXPOSURE "Imposing a duty toward nonemployee persons saddles the defendant employer with a burden of uncertain but potentially very large scope."
  • November 19, 2009 12:41 PM
    PRODUCTS LIABILITY: REPLACEMENT PARTS "A manufacturer is liable in strict liability for the dangerous components of its products, and for dangerous products with which its product will necessarily be used. That was appellants' evidence... We can see no relevance to the fact that the injury was caused by the operation of its product in conjunction with a replacement part which is no different than the original."
  • October 11, 2009 10:42 AM
    FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES: LITIGATION PRIVILEGE "We must nonetheless be mindful of the ease with which the Act could be circumvented if the litigation privilege applied. In that event, unfair debt collection practices could be immunized merely by filing suit on the debt."

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