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Tesla Wins Punitive Damages Appeal In Fla. Fatal Crash Suit

Law 360

won't face punitive damage claims in a lawsuit accusing it of causing a 2019 crash that killed a Model 3 driver, a Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday, saying the driver's widow failed to prove that the company likely knew its self-driving feature would cause death or great bodily injury.

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Lawyer accused of threat to release judge’s nude photos can be sued for punitive damages, court rules

ABA Journal

A Florida judge can seek punitive damages against a lawyer she accused of threatening to release her nude photos unless she acquiesced to his demands…

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“This is CNN” (and Modern Media): What CNN’s loss in the Florida Defamation Case Says About American Journalism

JonathanTurley

The jury will now determine the amount of punitive damages in a case that speaks not only to CNN but the media at large. That is probably the reason it will soon award punitive damages. Below is my column in The Hill on the verdict against CNN in the defamation case brought by Navy veteran Zachary Young.