Fifth Circuit upholds $2.17M verdict against SkyWest for inadequate harassment investigation, permitting punitive damages and ruling employees need not mitigate emotional distress.
An airline's failed appeal means a jury's punitive damages verdict survives—signaling courts won't automatically reduce harassment penalties.
Denied punitive damages even after proving a doll company's unauthorized use of their likenesses, T.I. and Tiny Harris's case reveals why courts rarely award punishment in IP disputes.
Celebrity lawsuit against toy company ends without punitive damages award, highlighting the high bar courts set for punishment damages in civil cases.
Florida's highest court has tightened what plaintiffs must prove to hold defendants liable for punitive damages in civil cases.
Actual damages and punitive damages are two distinct categories of monetary awards in personal injury lawsuits, serving different purposes in the legal...
Punitive damages are awarded in injury cases when a defendant's conduct is found to be grossly negligent, willful, or malicious—going far beyond ordinary...
Punitive damages are monetary awards that go beyond compensating an injured person for their actual losses—they're designed to punish a defendant for...
Punitive damages in DUI accident cases are monetary awards that go beyond compensating a victim for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.