Sentences with phrase «punitive judgment against»
In this case involving workplace racial harassment by the plaintiff's co-workers, we obtained a reduction of a $ 24 million punitive judgment against their employer to $ 2.5 million.
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Liptak's article describes an Italian court that refused to enforce an Alabama judgment against an Italian company because the award included punitive damages — a concept offensive to Italian notions of justice.
The judgment included $ 250,000 in punitive and exemplary damages against Annie Lam and her store Lam Chan Kee, a business that operated at the Pacific Mall in Markham, Ont.
It also provides a precedent (i) for holding the director of the corporate debtor personally liable for oppressive acts, and (ii) for claiming a large punitive damages award against an evasive judgment debtor.
As with any insurance policy, don't expect an umbrella policy to cover your intentional acts that cause damage, nor will it pay for punitive damages in judgments against you or restitution you owe if convicted of a crime.