Lawyers New York Punitive Damages Tort 
JonathanTurley
JUNE 2, 2022
The massive verdict in favor of actor Johnny Depp yesterday constitutes a rare victory of a public figure under the difficult New York Times v. Even with the reduction of the $5 million in punitive damages to $350,000 under the statutory state cap for punitive damages, Depp was technically awarded $10,350,000.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 8, 2023
It appears that, whatever the value of being an Oberlin graduate may be today, the value of being an Oberlin lawyer is virtually limitless. The jury in June 2019 awarded the Gibsons $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Gibson’s, a small family store and bakery, has been part of this small community since 1885.
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JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The letter was sent by the new lawyer for Holden and his parents Shannon and Raul Armenta. If a full and effective retraction is issued (and published as prominently as the offending statement), it can limit damages or bar punitive damages entirely in some states. In New York Times v. In Wilkow v.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The standard for defamation for public figures and officials in the United States is the product of a decision decades ago in New York Times v. The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. compensatory damages and $300,000.00
JonathanTurley
JULY 12, 2023
” Their lawyers are reportedly preparing an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss, claiming that Kay is seeking to curtail and intimidate student journalists. ” She is also seeking punitive damages. A review of the complaint raises more questions than answers on the basis for this rare lawsuit against student journalists.
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 4, 2022
We previously discussed an interesting challenge by Prince Andrew to the applicability of the the age-of-consent in New York to the case. ” The prince’s lawyer Andrew B. .” Prince Andrew is arguing effectively that the plural reference includes him. million home with her husband. While the U.S.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2023
A US federal jury Friday ordered former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to pay $148M in damages to Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Mossin after accusing the two women of tampering with Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. The former New York City mayor’s current net worth and assets are reportedly no more than $50M.
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