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Federal jury orders 3M to pay $77.5M to veteran over alleged hearing damage from its earplugs

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Beal’s proceeding was the 16th trial in consolidated litigation against 3M over its earplugs. The total amount of damages in the trials lost exceeds USD 300 million. The federal jury awarded Beal compensatory damages to the tune of USD 5 million for hearing loss and tinnitus, and USD 72.5

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Compensations in a Personal Injury Case

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In contrast to compensatory damages, punitive damages are awarded when a defendant commits deliberate, malicious, or fraudulent acts that cause harm to another person.

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Wrongful Death Settlements for a 3-Fatality Accident Can Be Complicated

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Claims are resolved through the recovery of compensatory damages and punitive damages. .

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CNN Losses Another Motion in Defamation Case as Court Orders Tapper to Appear

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The litigation has not been going well for the network and it just lost another key motion to block an effort to depose Jake Tapper. Judge Roberts found that “Young sufficiently proffered evidence of actual malice, express malice, and a level of conduct outrageous enough to open the door for him to seek punitive damages.”

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US and UK Rohingya refugees sue Facebook alleging dissemination of ‘hateful and dangerous misinformation’

JURIST

” Plaintiffs demand a jury trial.

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How many monetary judgments that Chinese courts decided to enforce are successfully enforced?

Conflict of Laws

Of these, 26 were successful cases where the Chinese courts decided to recognize and enforce foreign judgments while 3 were partially successful cases (the Chinese courts recognized compensatory damages but rejected punitive damages); the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments were rejected in the remaining 34 cases.

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Laramie vs. Philip Morris Decision Upheld by Mass. High Court

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Massachusetts' high court upholds a 2019 jury decision regarding punitive damages.