Punitives

Kirk Hartley

“Woman Who Was Raped as a Teenager Is Awarded $1 Billion in [Compensatory] Damages”

A $1 billion compensatory damages verdict last week seems to be another signal of significant unhappiness among the people who are...

Kirk Hartley

Before issuing an award, jury asks: “Can we punish the defendants by requiring them to place a

Yesterday’s punitive damages verdict against J&J arrived after interesting questions from the jury to the court. One wonders how J&J will...

Kirk Hartley

Product Liability Defendants Lose Big in California and Texas

The last 10 days have been notably adverse for product liability defendants. One big defense side loss arrived through the California...

Kirk Hartley

Be Careful Out There – $ 500 Million Punitive Damages Award Against United Health

"Let’s be careful out there." Famous advice that ended the squad room meeting of police officers shown on many episodes of Hill Street...

Kirk Hartley

$ 300 million Punitive Damages Verdict Against Iran and Syria

Here’s a story on a $ 300 million punitive damages award. As explained by the Mass Tort Litigation Blog: "The United States District...

Kirk Hartley

Sealing a Punitive Damages Verdict for Plaintiff When Multiple Trials Are Ongoing in One Court

Here is an interesting post from the Mass Torts Profs Blog on Judge Moss in Philadelphia granting a defense motion to seal a punitive...

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