Sentences with phrase «than a punitive time»

Rather than a punitive time - out («Go to your room!»)

Rather than a punitive time - out at this point, take him to a comfy sofa in the den or to a favorite corner of his bedroom where he can calm down.

Not exact matches

It seems like many of the survival elements are too punitive and players end up spending more time managing different base elements / meters than engaging in some stealth action that the name «Metal Gear» implies.

BookRix emerged at a time when ebooks were still not catching on among German readers, largely in part due to the odd tax laws that made ebooks fall under an almost punitive taxation rate as they were considered to be software downloads rather than books.

If a financial institution does not follow the provisions of the EFT Act, you may sue for actual damages (or in certain cases when the institution fails to correct an error or recredit an account, for three times actual damages) plus punitive damages of not less than $ 100 nor more than $ 1,000.

Ohio set a limit on punitive damages in 2005 that the amount could not be more than two times the amount of compensatory damages.

In Idaho, punitive damages must not be greater than $ 250,000 or three times compensatory damages.

In 2013, Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $ 11.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages to a woman who said Ethicon's Prolift vaginal mesh device caused her severe pain and unable to sit for more than 20 minutes at a time.

In Nevada, punitive damages are limited to a maximum of either $ 300,000 if the amount of compensatory damages is less than $ 100,000 or three times compensatory damages if the amount of compensatory damages is $ 100,000 or more.

In Connecticut, punitive damages typically can not be greater than the cost of litigation; but in the case of products liability, it can be up to two times compensatory damages.

In another case arising from tobacco litigation, Philip Morris USA v. Williams, No. 07 - 1216, the Court will consider whether a punitive damages award that is nearly 100 times higher than the compensatory damages award may be justified by the reprehensibility of a defendant's conduct, despite the constitutional requirement that punitive damages be reasonably related to the plaintiff's harm.

This was set at $ 500,000 — an amount five times more than the last major punitive award given to Wal - Mart in a wrongful dismissal case (that of Boucher v. Wal - Mart Canada Corp, 2014 ONCA 419).

We know from reading about large verdicts that punitive damages can be many times more than any compensatory damages verdict that a jury decides for EMPLOYMENT LAW Workplace Harassment: How Do We Stop It?

Limits the amount of punitive damages recoverable from large employers (more than 25 employees on a full time permanent basis) to the greater of three times the award of compensatory damages or $ 250,000.

Harris — who was paid a fee of $ 4,500 for his seven months — estimates that a jury not bound by ERISA would have awarded punitive damages of more than $ 1 million, or 5 to 10 times the death benefit.