SCOTUSBlog
MAY 7, 2021
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.
Day on Torts
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The jury found defendant liable for intentional misrepresentation and awarded plaintiff $243,000 in compensatory damages, which was the purchase price of the home, and $250,000 in punitive damages. The jury also awarded plaintiff punitive damages in this case. internal citations omitted). Code Ann. § Code Ann. §
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The Crime Report
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Barriers were generated on a case-by-case basis in judicial opinions —each more dubious than its predecessor—then normalized in practice and (sometimes) embodied in statutes and rules. . We’ve interposed a layer of government lawyers to assist judges in operating their machines. He welcomes comments from readers.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 23, 2021
This incident could well prove a violation of a statute or regulation making the act “negligent per se.” They could also seek punitive damages in such a case. Compensatory damages cover both economic and non-economic damages. This case would seem a compelling application of punitive damages.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The letter was sent by the new lawyer for Holden and his parents Shannon and Raul Armenta. There are 33 states with retraction statutes. 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.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The statute defines “information content provider” as “any person or entity that is responsible, in whole or in part, for the creation or development of information provided through the Internet or any other interactive computer service.” compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. 47 U.S.C. §
JayS.Rothman&Associates
MAY 1, 2022
as well as general damages for any mental anguish, emotional distress, or other pain and suffering. In addition, punitive damages are available if the additional elements of Cal. Remedies for sexual harassment can include compensation for any economic harm (e.g., lost income, medical expenses, therapy expenses, etc.),
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