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Sandy Hook families seek additional punitive damages against Alex Jones

JURIST

Families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Connecticut school shooting filed a motion Friday asking a Connecticut judge to order controversial talk radio host Alex Jones to pay hefty punitive damages, on top of the nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages Jones has been ordered to pay by a jury in the defamation case.

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Lawyer accused of threat to release judge’s nude photos can be sued for punitive damages, court rules

ABA Journal

A Florida judge can seek punitive damages against a lawyer she accused of threatening to release her nude photos unless she acquiesced to his demands…

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Can You Get Punitive Damages After a Truck Accident in Orlando?

LegalReader

According to legal experts, more and more jurisdictions are trying to limit punitive damage awards viewed as over-the-top and as outrageous as the behavior they’re trying to punish.

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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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When are Punitive Damages Available After an accident in Idaho?

LegalReader

As a general rule larger amounts of compensation tend to be available to victims who have sustained very serious and life changing injuries. .

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Monsanto Pushes Back On Roundup Claims Before Del. Jury

Law 360

A lawyer for Monsanto Corp. told a Delaware jury on Monday that attorneys seeking regular and punitive damages based on alleged ties between Roundup exposure and a South Carolina man's fatal cancer want jurors to believe "everybody got it wrong" in finding the product safe.