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The Curious Fraud Case Against Trump Just Got ‘Curiouser’

JonathanTurley

Gore , striking down a punitive damage award. The case involved the practice of the company to repair and repaint cars damaged in transit without telling the customers. Even though the Alabama Supreme Court previously reduced the punitive award by half, the U.S. In the Trump case, the banks made money.

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Blind Justice or Blind Rage: New York’s Legal System Faces Ultimate Test With Obscene Trump Award

JonathanTurley

For example, in 1996, the justices limited state-awards of punitive damages under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In that case, BMW was found to have repainted luxury cars damaged in transit without telling buyers. Even when the Alabama Supreme Court reduced that to $2 million, the U.S. and Maurice C.

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