Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson face further financial penalties as their civil trial enters the punitive damages phase ...

In a welcome reminder that eye-popping punitive damage awards still face meaningful judicial scrutiny, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ...

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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 ...

A successful lawsuit can result in various forms of relief – including an injunction (usually stopping someone from doing something), a declaration (adjudging the parties’ respective rights and ...

On November 5, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments in a closely-watched wrongful death case that could reshape the landscape for punitive damage awards in the ...

A: Obtaining punitive damages in a civil case is challenging. The proof has to be by clear and convincing evidence. Very egregious misconduct must be proven — fraud, oppression or malice. Often the ...

Q: We loaned money to a group who promised good returns. It now turns out the financials were grossly exaggerated. We never got money back, and there are major questions about the bookkeeping. Can we ...

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 ...

The appellate courts are serving as well-needed checkpoints to ensure the trial courts are performing their gatekeeper duties, and a call has been sounded for the Florida Supreme Court to address ...