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Recent Examples of punitive damages
That was part of the patient’s attorneys’ request for a jury to require Cole to pay punitive damages in the lawsuit.
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Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2025
Last year, a jury awarded $116 million in compensatory and punitive damages to family members of one of the passengers, Trevor Cadigan, 26.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Of the $145 million the jury awarded, $60 million were punitive damages — meant to punish the defendant.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Later that afternoon, he was ordered to pay $250,000 in punitive damages.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
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Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2025
Last year, a jury awarded $116 million in compensatory and punitive damages to family members of one of the passengers, Trevor Cadigan, 26.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Of the $145 million the jury awarded, $60 million were punitive damages — meant to punish the defendant.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Later that afternoon, he was ordered to pay $250,000 in punitive damages.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for punitive damages
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“Punitive damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punitive%20damages. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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