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The punitive award in this case was about 5.4 times the amount of compensatory damages and about 258 times the plaintiff's out - of - pocket expenses.

Not exact matches

A Florida jury assessed Gawker Media millions more in punitive damages on Monday for having invaded the privacy of the retired wrestler Hulk Hogan, adding to the $ 115 million it awarded in compensatory damages last week.

Penn awarded damages in the amount of US$ 2.63 billion, and punitive damages in the amount of US$ 5 million.

In no event shall the arbitrator be entitled to award either party exemplary, treble or any other form of punitive damages against the other, regardless of the claims raised.

The arbitrator will not have the power to award damages in excess of the limitation on actual compensatory, direct damages set forth in the Terms and may not multiply actual damages or award punitive damages or any other damages that are specifically excluded under the Terms, and each party hereby irrevocably waives any claim to such damages.

Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys» fees, other than participant's actual out - of - pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Giveaway), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

Last year, at Weitz & Luxenberg's behest, Heitler reversed a 20 - year ruling that prohibited punitive damages in asbestos cases — allowing for bigger jury awards.

Last year, at Weitz & Luxenberg's request, Heitler reversed a 20 - year rule barring punitive damages in asbestos cases, paving the way for much bigger jury awards.

According to the Times, one of the men who accused Bernard Spitzer of firing them because of the color of their skin was Anthony Haydenn, who was awarded $ 200,000 by a jury in 2008 — $ 100,000 in lost wages, $ 25,000 for emotional distress and $ 75,000 in punitive damages.

Bills in the package would also raise civil penalties for Violations And Create An Avenue for Housing Courts to award statutory, compensatory and punitive damages as well as attorney's fees and costs for harassment cases.

Arbitrators can award the same damages and relief that a court can award, but in so doing, the arbitrator shall apply substantive law regarding damages as if the matter had been brought in court, including without limitation, the law on punitive damages as applied by the United States Supreme Court.

Given the environment in Hollywood — at present the land of #MeToo and #TimesUp, with any number of men caught in the crosshairs — maybe an award - winning movie questioning the push for punitive justice based on little proof is just the film we need right now.

Netflix's latest documentary, Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, was often colloquially referred to as the «Hulk Hogan» documentary which led many to believe that the sole focus of the film would center on the wrestler's legal entanglement with Gawker — which ultimately led to the news portal being bankrupted and shuttered after a Florida judge awarded Hogan $ 115 million in punitive damages.

In the case of the tobacco industry, the courts did much of the heavy lifting, giving cancer victims standing to sue and allowing juries to award billions of dollars in punitive damageIn the case of the tobacco industry, the courts did much of the heavy lifting, giving cancer victims standing to sue and allowing juries to award billions of dollars in punitive damagein punitive damages.

However, the court last month overturned $ 4.2 million in punitive damages awarded in 1990 by a state court jury in Independent School District No. 622 v. Keene Corporation.

The Obama administration has awarded waivers in order to free states and the District from punitive aspects of the federal law, which was supposed to be rewritten by Congress four years ago and is increasingly seen as outdated and unworkable.

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Compensatory (but not punitive) damages awarded in court for physical injury or physical sickness

Are you thinking of some really nasty situation where (I don't know) punitive damages were awarded in a car case?

If any arbitration or other proceeding is brought to enforce or interpret this Agreement or matters relating to it, the substantially prevailing party, as determined by the arbitrator's award, will be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys» fees and other costs and expenses incurred in such arbitration or proceeding from the other party, in addition to any other relief to which such prevailing party is entitled; provided that in no event will the arbitrator have the authority to award punitive damages.

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Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances shall participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney's fees, other than participant's actual out - of - pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Campaign).

I would hope that the courts would explore in depth the availability of aggravated, punitive, and exemplary damages, and, in appropriate cases, award them.

Noting that Goico's $ 2.5 million award includes $ 1.5 million in punitive damages against Wichita's largest employer, Brantner writes:

I suppose the answer is implicitly yes in his rejection of the fair dealing defence and the award of punitive damages.

At the trial in rural Texas, Carol Ernst was awarded $ 24 million in compensatory damages and $ 229 million in punitive damages.

After finding petitioner Honda Motor Co., Ltd., liable for injuries respondent Oberg received while driving a three - wheeled all - terrain vehicle manufactured and sold by Honda, an Oregon jury awarded Oberg $ 5 million in punitive damages, over five times the amount of his compensatory damages award.

On appeal the Cains argued that the trial court erred by giving Instruction 10 which included language that noted «punitive damages are generally not favored and should be awarded only in cases involving egregious conduct.»

Fourth, and perhaps most important, in product liability cases, Oregon requires that punitive damages, if any, be awarded based on seven substantive criteria, set forth in Ore..

Punitive damages are normally awarded in order to punish especially egregious behavior or to discourage similar behavior in the future.

Cf. supra, at 444, n. 11 (between 1965 and the present, awards of punitive damages in Oregon have been reported in only two product liability cases, including this one).

The State's courts have shown no reluctance to strike punitive damage awards in cases where punitive liability is not established, so that defendant qualifies for judgment on that issue as a matter of law.

'' «In addition to actual or compensatory damages, the law permits the jury, under certain circumstances, to make an award of punitive damages, in order to punish the wrongdoer for his misconduct, to serve as an example or warning to others not to engage in such conduct and to provide additional compensation for the conduct to which the injured parties have been subjecteIn addition to actual or compensatory damages, the law permits the jury, under certain circumstances, to make an award of punitive damages, in order to punish the wrongdoer for his misconduct, to serve as an example or warning to others not to engage in such conduct and to provide additional compensation for the conduct to which the injured parties have been subjectein order to punish the wrongdoer for his misconduct, to serve as an example or warning to others not to engage in such conduct and to provide additional compensation for the conduct to which the injured parties have been subjectein such conduct and to provide additional compensation for the conduct to which the injured parties have been subjected.

The jury also awarded $ 1.45 million in aggravated and punitive damages:

In particular, he noted that» «procedural due process» requires judicial review of punitive damages awards for reasonableness.»

In affirming, both the State Court of Appeals and the State Supreme Court rejected Honda's argument that the punitive damages award violated due process because it was excessive and because Oregon courts have no power to correct excessive verdicts under a 1910 amendment to the State Constitution, which prohibits judicial review of the amount of punitive damages awarded by a jury «unless the court can affirmatively say there is no evidence to support the verdict.»

In certain instances you may be able to recover for loss of future earning opportunities, loss of consortium (harm to your marriage), emotional suffering, pain and suffering, loss of business opportunities, disability, inability to enjoy life, and punitive damages (which are awarded in an effort to punish the at - fault personIn certain instances you may be able to recover for loss of future earning opportunities, loss of consortium (harm to your marriage), emotional suffering, pain and suffering, loss of business opportunities, disability, inability to enjoy life, and punitive damages (which are awarded in an effort to punish the at - fault personin an effort to punish the at - fault person).

The Court upheld punitive damage awards in both cases, but indicated that due process imposes an outer limit on remedies of this type.

WHEREAS, multiple punitive damages claims are a major obstacle to comprehensive settlement negotiations in repetitive litigation between plaintiffs and dependents; and WHEREAS, limiting multiple punitive damages awards...

In the case before us today we are not directly concerned with the character of the standard that will identify unconstitutionally excessive awards; rather, we are confronted with the question of what procedures are necessary to ensure that punitive damages are not imposed in an arbitrary manneIn the case before us today we are not directly concerned with the character of the standard that will identify unconstitutionally excessive awards; rather, we are confronted with the question of what procedures are necessary to ensure that punitive damages are not imposed in an arbitrary mannein an arbitrary manner.

We granted certiorari, 510 U. S. 1068 (1994), to consider whether Oregon's limited judicial review of the size of punitive damages awards is consistent with our decision in Has lip.

It is rare that punitive damages will be awarded in true accidents, but instead are credited when full malicious intent can be proven.

In Pennsylvania, courts may also award punitive damages, which punish the at - fault party, rather than compensate the victim.

The jury awarded a total of $ 12,000 in compensatory damages and $ 1,500 in punitive damages.

Between 1965 and the present, awards of punitive damages have been reported in only two product liability cases involving Oregon law, including this one.

In its Cain opinion, the Court discusses the fact that punitive damages awarded in the Expedious Management Company case were common law punitive damages while the damages awarded in the instant case were the result of a statutIn its Cain opinion, the Court discusses the fact that punitive damages awarded in the Expedious Management Company case were common law punitive damages while the damages awarded in the instant case were the result of a statutin the Expedious Management Company case were common law punitive damages while the damages awarded in the instant case were the result of a statutin the instant case were the result of a statute.

could evaluate the excessiveness of punitive damages awards through passion and prejudice review, the Oregon Supreme Court would have mentioned that power in this very case.

Punitive damages may be awarded to the plaintiff in addition to general damages to punish wrongdoers and to discourage wanton misconduct.

A plurality in TXO assented to the proposition that «grossly excessive» punitive damages would violate due process, 509 U. S., at 453 - 455, while JUSTICE O'CONNOR, who dissented because she favored more rigorous standards, noted that» [i] t is thus common ground that an award may be so excessive as to violate due process,» id., at 480.

There is a dramatic difference between the judicial review of punitive damages awards under the common law and the scope of review available in Oregon.