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Punitive Damages Cap In Alex Jones Case Is The Ultimate Jury Nullification

Above The Law

The post Punitive Damages Cap In Alex Jones Case Is The Ultimate Jury Nullification appeared first on Above the Law. Alex Jones is not going to be paying anything near what the jury determined.

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Punitive damages and rejected pleas

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether an award of punitive damages that doubles the compensatory damages can comport with due process and how a defendant can prove ineffective assistance of counsel in rejecting a plea offer. After a jury trial in the U.S.

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Connecticut judge orders conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $473M in punitive defamation damages for Sandy Hook comments

JURIST

Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis Thursday ruled that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $473 million in punitive damages on top of a nearly $1 billion verdict handed down last month, for his defamatory statements about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.

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Determining the Value of an Accident Lawsuit in Minneapolis

LegalReader

Minnesota law allows for additional compensation to punish certain defendants. These are called punitive damages.

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An Overview of Personal Injury Compensation

LegalReader

Punitive damages or exemplary damages punish a party for its irresponsible behavior, and these damages typically far exceed the amount awarded for compensatory ones.

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‘United the Right’ Organizers Found Liable for Charlotteville Deaths

The Crime Report

in 2017 liable under state law for injuries to counterprotesters, awarding more than $25 million in damage, reports the New York Times. The largest sums were awarded for punitive damages, with 12 individuals ordered to pay $500,000 apiece while five white nationalist organizations were assessed $1 million each.

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What Remedies are Available to Victims of Sexual Harassment in Tampa?

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In cases where an employer has acted with malice or intentionally broke the law, there may be punitive damages available.