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 ...
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...
The Court awarded Novartis $20,000 in compensatory damages and an injunction to prevent Biogen and Samsung from using the BYOOVIZ mark, or any other trademark confusingly similar to the BEOVU mark, in association with drugs to treat eye disorders and diseases. Finally...
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...
In a tort case, which damages are awarded by a court to punish the defendant for wilfull and malicious actions that led to the plaintiff's injuries? a) Compensatory damages b) Exemplary damages c) Punitive damages d) Non-...
and failure to warn women of the increased cancer risk associated with the use of cosmetic talc in the genital area. Their sentence was shocking: Fox’s family was awarded $72 million in compensatory and punitive damages (3). Recently Canada issued a class-action litigation after four women ...
Heard was found liable for defamation. Depp was awarded a total of $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, however, the amount was lowered to $350,000 to meet the state’s limit. Meanwhile, Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages after Depp was...
studio, Blackbird, over the years, then fired him when he filed an official complaint with the state. 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...
Heard was found liable for defamation. Depp was awarded a total of $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, however, the amount was lowered to $350,000 to meet the state’s limit. Meanwhile, Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages after Depp was...
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 ...