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Appellate Court Upholds $25 Million Award Against Oberlin in Mob Action Against Family Grocery

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The jury in June 2019 awarded the Gibsons $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages. and added that she was “baffled by their combined audacity and arrogance to assume the position of victim.”?. A judge later reduced the award to $25 million. That was just upheld and the appellate court also upheld an award of $6.2

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

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compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. The jury hung in the first trial of this case, which necessitated a second trial. The second jury returned a verdict for $38,000.00 Bertelsman rejected the argument that it barred recovery in the case.

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The Curious Fraud Case Against Trump Just Got ‘Curiouser’

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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. It would be akin to the car owner’s value going up with the paint job but still hitting BMW with punitive damages.

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

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The officers seek $75,000 in damages in their complaint but also ask for unspecified punitive damages. The second “Count Five” is actually just a demand for punitive damages, rather than an actual separate tort. The complaint presents five counts.