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 ...

A recent $26.2 million verdict out of Philadelphia included punitive damages that were more than 20 times the compensatory damages awarded. And some experts in appellate law, who are not involved in ...

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 ...

E. Jean Carroll, center, and her lawyers leave a Manhattan federal courthouse following the conclusion of the civil case against former president Donald Trump on Jan. 26, 2024. Michael M.

From Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht's concurrence yesterday in Bert Co. v. Turk (and see here for Justice Wecht's broader discussion of unenumerated rights): … While I have significant ...

Earlier this year, a district court for the Middle District of Florida upheld a jury award of $225,000 in punitive damages in a debt collection case finding the defendant’s conduct “reprehensible” ...