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Recent Examples of punitive damages
The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages against Otaola, Velazquez, Santana, and OTACA Media Productions.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The lawsuit does not specify the amount Santana and Smith are seeking in damages, but the filing requests compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, a public retraction, and a correction.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
The lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court comes weeks after a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for a young woman’s social media addiction and awarded $6 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Cleveland Horton, executive director of the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, spearheaded the bill that would have created a private right of action and given his office the authority to seek punitive damages on behalf of complainants.
—Delano Squires, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
The lawsuit does not specify the amount Santana and Smith are seeking in damages, but the filing requests compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, a public retraction, and a correction.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
The lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court comes weeks after a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for a young woman’s social media addiction and awarded $6 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Cleveland Horton, executive director of the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, spearheaded the bill that would have created a private right of action and given his office the authority to seek punitive damages on behalf of complainants.
—Delano Squires, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 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 14 Jun. 2026.
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