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Tag Archives: punitive
FLORIDA BUSINESS LITIGATION: CLAIMS FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES DO NOT IMPOSE ADDITIONAL BURDENS ON PLAINTIFFS ASSERTING FRAUD CLAIMS
Punitive damages punish and dissuade wrong-doers from committing egregious acts by increasing the damages award to exceed compensable injuries. Cooper Indus., Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc., 532 U.S. 424, 432 (2001) (the purpose of punitive damages is to punish … Continue reading
Posted in Employment and Labour Law
Tagged Additional, Asserting, Burdens, Business, claims, damages, Florida, fraud, Impose, Litigation, plaintiffs, punitive
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$800K Punitive Verdict Handed Down Against Philip Morris for Smoker's Lung Cancer
Stock image. Fort Lauderdale, FL— Philip Morris was hit with an $800,000 punitive verdict Tuesday for its role in the cancer an alcohol abuse counselor developed after years of smoking the company’s cigarettes. McCall v. Philip Morris, 2007-CV-036888. Read more … Continue reading
Posted in Medical malpractice law
Tagged $800K, against, cancer, Down, handed, Lung, Morris, Philip, punitive, Smoker's, Verdict
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Jury Slaps RJR With $13.5M Punitive Verdict at Trial Over Smoker's Fatal Throat Cancer
Stock image. Gainesville, FL— R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $13.5 million punitive verdict Thursday for its part in the throat cancer death of a Florida smoker. Bessent-Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds, 2015-CA-002554. Read more detail on Recent Medical Malpractice posts … Continue reading
Posted in Medical malpractice law
Tagged $13.5M, cancer, fatal, jury, over, punitive, Slaps, Smoker's, Throat, trial, Verdict
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Supreme Court to Resolve Punitive Damages for Jones Act Seamen
On December 7, 2018, the United States Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari in Dutra Group v. Batterton (18-266). As we reported on August 13, 2018, the Ninth Circuit ruled earlier this year in Batterton v. Dutra Group, __ … Continue reading
Posted in Admiralty-Maritime Law
Tagged Court, damages, Jones, punitive, resolve, Seamen, Supreme
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New Jersey Court Strikes Punitive Damage Bar in Employment Arbitration Agreement
The New Jersey Appellate Division has reversed a trial court’s determination that barred an employee from pursuing punitive damages in an arbitration proceeding. While reversing the trial court’s determination concerning the issue of punitive damages, the court affirmed the trial … Continue reading
Posted in Employment and Labour Law
Tagged Agreement, Arbitration, Court, Damage, Employment, Jersey, punitive, Strikes
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