Lawyer Lawyers Punitive Damages Tort 
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2023
A US federal jury Friday ordered former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to pay $148M in damages to Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Mossin after accusing the two women of tampering with Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. According to their lawyers, Giuliani’s targeting has also cost the two their sense of safety.
Day on Torts
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The jury found defendant liable for intentional misrepresentation and awarded plaintiff $243,000 in compensatory damages, which was the purchase price of the home, and $250,000 in punitive damages. The jury also awarded plaintiff punitive damages in this case. internal citations omitted). Code Ann. § Code Ann. §
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JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 23, 2021
The fatal shooting at Bonanza Creek Ranch already has the makings of a blockbuster tort action. ” The question is not whether but when the first torts lawsuit will be filed. .” What is clear is that there is an abundance of evidence to support a tort action even at this early stage.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 2, 2022
While this case will likely be studied for years, the one verdict in favor of Heard is itself notable because it was based on defamation by counsel — a lesson for lawyers in defending their clients in public. Attorneys are protected by absolute privilege in court in making harmful and even false statements.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 8, 2023
It appears that, whatever the value of being an Oberlin graduate may be today, the value of being an Oberlin lawyer is virtually limitless. The jury in June 2019 awarded the Gibsons $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Gibson’s, a small family store and bakery, has been part of this small community since 1885.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 28, 2021
The complaint seeks punitive damages. A lawyer shall not: (a) unlawfully obstruct another party’s access to evidence or unlawfully alter, destroy, or conceal a document or other material having potential evidentiary value. The question is how the alleged attempted cover up would play in such a case.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 31, 2021
attorney Patrick Malone, who previously filed ethics complaints against lawyers representing the Trump campaign or the Republican party. Trump lawyers many view this lawsuit as a greater opportunity than a liability for their client. The 40-page lawsuit was written by D.C. The complaint presents five counts.
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