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 ...

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 Supreme Court re-entered the national debate over tort reform yesterday, announcing that it would rule on the constitutionality of an Oregon jury's decision to assess Philip Morris tens of ...

Two corporate defendants in a nursing home negligence case that netted plaintiffs a $19 million verdict have been found not liable following post-ruling motions, while a judge reduced punitive damages ...

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” ...

A South Florida appeals court reversed a trial court ruling involving a crash case stemming from an accident that occurred 18 years ago and remains in active litigation. The long-running saga involves ...

Punitiveness schema is a reaction to self and others which is fundamentally mean in tone and preoccupied with punishment as the solution. It often appears as a punitive inner voice, which can be ...

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Two days after jurors in Multnomah County found that the utility PacifiCorp was to blame for wildfires in 2020, they ordered the company to pay punitive damages. That’s in addition to the more than ...