Compensations in a Personal Injury Case
LegalReader
JUNE 24, 2022
In contrast to compensatory damages, punitive damages are awarded when a defendant commits deliberate, malicious, or fraudulent acts that cause harm to another person.
LegalReader
JUNE 24, 2022
In contrast to compensatory damages, punitive damages are awarded when a defendant commits deliberate, malicious, or fraudulent acts that cause harm to another person.
JURIST
AUGUST 11, 2021
After a six-week trial, the jury awarded the Pilliods approximately $56 million in compensatory damages, $2 billion in punitive damages but the Pilliods agreed to a substantially reduced total award of $86 million.
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LegalReader
AUGUST 8, 2022
Claims are resolved through the recovery of compensatory damages and punitive damages. .
The Crime Report
AUGUST 5, 2022
A Texas jury ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million — significantly less than the $150 million being sought — in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook massacre, reports the Associated Press. The plaintiffs’ attorney Mark Bankston insisted that the $4.11
JURIST
DECEMBER 6, 2021
” Plaintiffs demand a jury trial.
Conflict of Laws
AUGUST 24, 2022
Another interesting example would be a series of cases where a Chinese court in Guangzhou recognized and enforced compensatory damages awarded in three U.S. EB-5 Visa fraud judgments, but rejected the punitive damages awarded therein, echoing the same rule laid down in the 2021 Conference Summary.
JURIST
APRIL 26, 2024
The Senate’s amendment added that in a civil action based on violating the bill, “[The] plaintiff may recover from the person: (A) Compensatory damages; (B) Punitive damages; and (C) Reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and expenses.”
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