JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Notably, the jury awarded punitive damages against the university, a relative rarity for juries but well deserved in this case. There seemed little balance struck in this case and the jury responded by hitting Auburn with punitive damages. It awarded $145,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.
Constitutional Law Reporter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs and awarded each class member statutory damages and punitive damages. According to the majority, only plaintiffs concretely harmed by a defendant’s statutory violation have Article III standing to seek damages against that private defendant in federal court. Milkovich v.
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JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 6, 2023
If a full and effective retraction is issued (and published as prominently as the offending statement), it can limit damages or bar punitive damages entirely in some states. Missouri does not appear to have a formal retraction law, but it is still considered a necessary step.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 2, 2022
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
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. For Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. The jury hung in the first trial of this case, which necessitated a second trial.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 3, 2023
It is relatively rare for civil damages to trigger constitutional review, and it is still far from clear that this case will rise to that level. The New York law is unique in allowing massive penalties without the loss of a single dollar by a bank. Gore , striking down a punitive damage award. In 1996, the U.S.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
” The lawsuit is novel and would create new law, if successful. The complaint alleges that the defendants sought to “obstruct a constitutional proceeding by intimidating and retaliating against a key witness.” . It also seeks nominal, compensatory, consequential, and punitive damages; and attorneys’ fees and costs.
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