Punitive damages are a type of compensation that can be awarded in tort or personal injury lawsuits. The goal of punitive damages is to punish the behavior or the defendant, or to set an example for others. This differs from compensatory damages which specifically aim to compensate the victim ...
The court ruling found that punitive damages may be given in an employment discrimination case brought under federal civil rights laws even where the plaintiff is not awarded compensatory or nominal damages. In the case, a jury awarded the statutory maximum in punitive damages to a woman who ...
(i) Trademark Infringement To determine whether Biogen and Samsung's use of the BYOOVIZ mark infringes the BEOVU trademark, the Court assessed whether the marks were confusing. Whether two marks are confusing is based on the first impression of a casual consumer somew...
In February of 2020, a jury awarded him $100,000 in compensatory damages, $59,000 in back pay and $59,000 in liquidated damages after finding that the McBrides fired him in retaliation. Katie Armiger vs. Cold River Records Isaac Brekken, Getty Images Katie Armiger vs. Cold River Records...
The jury also found that Heard was defamed when Depp's lawyer called her allegations of abuse a hoax, and she was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages. photos Viral Moments From Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's Defamation Trial After the verdict was read, Depp was quick to cele...
Your real estate lawyer can seek several types of relief in a lawsuit. Most often, they will seek monetary damages on your behalf. The seller would need to pay you compensatory damages for the costs you incurred or the diminution of the home’s value. They may even be ordered to pay you...
Although the case is on appeal, county lawyers have agreed to pay an unspecified portion of the $1.2 million in compensatory damages that were awarded. Advertisement The new laws specify that such government entities as counties and cities do not have to pay damages if their elected officials ge...
On March 18, 2016, and March 22, 2016, a jury awarded Terry Bollea (a.k.a Hulk Hogan) a total of $140 million in compensatory and punitive damages against ... CC French - Law & Society: Public Law - Constitutional Law eJournal 被引量: 0发表: 2016年 Punished, Dead Or Alive: Empi...
you may sue the party that stole it. A court may grant one of several different remedies: it may issue an injunction preventing the defendant from using or disclosing the information; it may award you compensatory damages; or it may award you punitive damages. In extreme cases, the defendant...
of Illinois which deals with the issue whether to include attorney's fees in the examination of the ratio of punitive to compensatory damages. Constitutional guidelines considered by the appellate court in reviewing the punitive damages award are explained. The ratio of punitive damages to ...