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Recent Examples of punitive damages
Julkowski is seeking $15,000 in damages and other unspecified punitive damages.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The firm also said punitive damages should be eliminated or reduced to, at most, three times compensatory damages due to a statutory cap in the state of Florida.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
The jury rejected, however, the request from plaintiffs’ attorneys for a whopping $40 million in damages, awarding only $750,000 in compensatory damages, which the city must pay, and no money in punitive damages against Guevara himself.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit also seeks, among other damages, punitive damages and costs of suit.
—Julietta Bisharyan, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The firm also said punitive damages should be eliminated or reduced to, at most, three times compensatory damages due to a statutory cap in the state of Florida.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
The jury rejected, however, the request from plaintiffs’ attorneys for a whopping $40 million in damages, awarding only $750,000 in compensatory damages, which the city must pay, and no money in punitive damages against Guevara himself.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit also seeks, among other damages, punitive damages and costs of suit.
—Julietta Bisharyan, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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 7 Mar. 2026.
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