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Recent Examples of punitive damages
Each man was also awarded $500,000 in punitive damages.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The jury in the afternoon also awarded an additional $25,000 in punitive damages that, according to courtroom testimony, would hit Spitzer directly.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Following the verdict, a settlement was reached to resolve the entirety of the case before jurors calculated punitive damages, which is intended to punish malicious conduct and could’ve added millions more to the total award, for an unspecified amount.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
Listen to this article A lawsuit accusing Spectrum News 13’s parent company of negligence in the fatal shooting of one of its reporters in Pine Hills is asking for at least $1.7 million in noneconomic damages as well as punitive damages.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The jury in the afternoon also awarded an additional $25,000 in punitive damages that, according to courtroom testimony, would hit Spitzer directly.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Following the verdict, a settlement was reached to resolve the entirety of the case before jurors calculated punitive damages, which is intended to punish malicious conduct and could’ve added millions more to the total award, for an unspecified amount.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
Listen to this article A lawsuit accusing Spectrum News 13’s parent company of negligence in the fatal shooting of one of its reporters in Pine Hills is asking for at least $1.7 million in noneconomic damages as well as punitive damages.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
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“Punitive damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punitive%20damages. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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