At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Punitive damages reversal. A divided Second District, Division Eight, published opinion overturned a $3,000,000 punitive award against the supplier of talc with asbestos fibers that was found to be a cause of the plaintiff’s mesothelioma. Tirado (2022) 12 Cal.5th The court denied review in McNeal v. Strong (2022) 13 Cal.5th

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 20, 2024

Colorado 23-831 Issues : (1) Whether a prior misdemeanor conviction that elevates a subsequent offense from a misdemeanor to a felony is an element of the subsequent offense that must be found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt under Apprendi v. New Jersey ; and (2) whether this court should overrule Almendarez-Torres v.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 23, 2021

b) Involuntary—in the commission of an unlawful act, not amounting to a felony; or in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death, in an unlawful manner, or without due caution and circumspection. They could also seek punitive damages in such a case. Compensatory damages cover both economic and non-economic damages.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 2, 2022

Aladin was charged with robbery, which is a second degree felony, and Whettstone and Lawrence were charged with first degree misdemeanor assault. The jury in June 2019 awarded the Gibsons $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages. A judge later reduced the award to $25 million. million payment in attorney fees.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 31, 2022

Aladin was charged with robbery, which is a second degree felony, and Whettstone and Lawrence were charged with first degree misdemeanor assault. The jury in June 2019 awarded the Gibsons $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages. A judge later reduced the award to $25 million. million payment in attorney fees.

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JURIST

APRIL 26, 2024

The Senate’s amendment added that in a civil action based on violating the bill, “[The] plaintiff may recover from the person: (A) Compensatory damages; (B) Punitive damages; and (C) Reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and expenses.”

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The Crime Report

MAY 24, 2023

Should he be charged with contempt and/or convicted on one or more of the 34 felony charges, you can bet that Trump will appeal all the way up to the Supreme Court. Because of this sort of flagrant abuse a jury could award substantial punitive damages as well. And on the eve before this hearing, E.

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