Conflict of Laws

MARCH 23, 2024

by Salih Okur (University of Augsburg) On 8 and 9 March, scholars from more than a dozen different jurisdictions followed the invitation of Tobias Lutzi to discuss recent trends in punitive damages at the University of Augsburg, Germany. Rademacher then analysed whether punitive elements could be found in German tort law.

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LLRX

JULY 25, 2021

Four highlights from this week: Protect your smartphone from radio-based attacks; New emergency weather alerts set to begin in July - here's what they mean; Accused Capitol Rioter Forced to Unlock Laptop With Face Recognition; and Connecticut pushes cybersecurity with offers of punitive damage protection.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 7, 2021

million to the family of Sam Graham, including $5 million in punitive damages, in a wrongful-death lawsuit. Prueitt had been sent home by her employer, Southlake-based Senior Living Properties, for showing up intoxicated. The family sued both Prueitt and the company. A jury then awarded $16.7

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 23, 2021

They could also seek punitive damages in such a case. Compensatory damages cover both economic and non-economic damages. While rare, New Mexico does not limit punitive damages, which can be sought for torts that are malicious, willful, reckless, wanton, or fraudulent.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 28, 2021

The complaint seeks punitive damages. Moreover, the destruction could be cited as adding to the need for punitive damages to deter future such misconduct. The question is how the alleged attempted cover up would play in such a case.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 2, 2022

The jury in June 2019 awarded the Gibsons $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages. and added that she was “baffled by their combined audacity and arrogance to assume the position of victim.”?. A judge later reduced the award to $25 million. That was just upheld and the appellate court also upheld an award of $6.2

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

compensatory damages and $300,000.00 punitive damages. The jury hung in the first trial of this case, which necessitated a second trial. The second jury returned a verdict for $38,000.00 Bertelsman rejected the argument that it barred recovery in the case.

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