The verdict having recently been handed down in the defamation case against him, Rudy Giuliani is good and well screwed. Despite his wide-eyed bluster and his vow of redemption on appeal, the fact ...

A: Punitive damages are often referred to as exemplary damages. They are “to set an example,” to serve as a deterrent, to punish the wrongdoer who engages in behavior that is so offensive to the ...

This article was originally published in the Trial Advocate, Volume 42, No 3, a publication of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, and is republished here with permission. Cases in which ...

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The Punitive Damages Act (Act) allows plaintiffs to potentially recover damages beyond those needed to make a plaintiff whole. Case law on the Act frequently includes the cautionary statement that no ...

During this year’s legislative session, there has been discussion about “punitive damages.” As a consumer protection lawyer who helps people defrauded by big corporations, I know the proposed changes ...

Too many U.S. companies make products that harm public health: oil producers, opioid makers, vape outfits and tobacco giants to name a few. For too long, we as a society have viewed the sale of these ...

SPONSORED – In a segment of The Legal Lens on Fox 2, sponsored by Brown & Crouppen Law Firm, Andrea McNairy explains that plaintiffs in Missouri do not receive the full amount of punitive damages ...

Punitive damages continue to generate headlines and heated debate across the country. As New York practitioners are well aware, the U.S. Supreme Court has in recent years addressed the due process ...

Notwithstanding that the pictured snow globe is the only snow I’ve seen in my neck of the woods this balmy winter, I’m pleased to present my annual Winter Case Notes collection of recent court ...

Yan Zhang and Lin Mu of Lifang & Partners explain how a recent case involving the VANS trademark shows how punitive damages are applied in China Since the issuance of the Interpretation of Application ...