How to Use punitive damages in a Sentence

punitive damages

plural noun

• The suit is seeking punitive damages under the Fourth and 14th Amendments.
  — Jon Brown, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2023
• The complaint brought a claim for breach of contract, among others, and sought punitive damages.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
• The lawsuit seeks punitive damages against the city and monetary damages and relief for the teen.
  — Lisa Rathke, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
• If the jury decides Jones should pay punitive damages, the judge would determine the amount.
  — Dave Collins, Hartford Courant, 7 Oct. 2022
• And the jury did not find that punitive damages should be assessed against Beveridge.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
• Bloomberg Law reports the jury ruled that Google owes Rowe for both punitive damages and pain and suffering.
  — Wes Davis, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2023
• But Rhodes will not have to pay punitive damages to the family or attorney’s fees.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
• There was an audible gasp in the courtroom when the jury foreperson read aloud the $75 million award in punitive damages for the women.
  — Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2023
• Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of Jesse, 6, who died in the shooting, were awarded $45.2 million in punitive damages.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
• Judge Leonie Brinkema on Friday said the court would not hear her claims, which also sought $2 million in punitive damages.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• And to ask for punitive damages, even a non-public person must prove malice on the part of the publication, Lisby said.
  — Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 10 July 2023
• There was an audible gasp in the courtroom when the jury foreperson read the punitive damages for the women amounting to $148 million.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2023
• The women are asking for punitive damages of more than $2 million and a jury trial.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
• As part of the civil suit, Dixon is seeking general and punitive damages and legal fees.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
• But there is no cap on punitive damages for violations of the Unfair Trade Practices Act.
  — Dave Collins, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Nov. 2022
• Last month, the last vestiges of the case were resolved — disgracefully — when Steyn was ordered to pay Mann $1 million in punitive damages.
  — The Editors, National Review, 13 Mar. 2024
• The suit seeks a jury trial, and compensatory and punitive damages.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
• She was ordered to pay compensatory and punitive damages to Depp, per CNN.
  — Women's Health Editors, Women's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
• One motion sought a new trial, while the other challenged the punitive damages imposed on the company in August.
  — Nora Eckert, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2022
• Her lawsuit asks for her job back along with compensatory and punitive damages.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
• This summer, Jones was ordered to pay $45 million in punitive damages as part of a separate lawsuit brought by the parents of a Sandy Hook victim in Texas.
  — Rafi Schwartz, The Week, 10 Nov. 2022
• Reedy’s filing says that a prayer for damages, including punitive damages, would be proved at trial.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• What's next The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages against the city, the police department and the officer as well as legal fees.
  — The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024
• Adams is requesting a trial by jury and suing the complex to be awarded punitive damages and the cost of her son's medical bills.
  — Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• Any punitive damages and attorney’s fees would also have to be paid, according to a draft version.
  — Patrick Coffee, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2023
• And the law does not allow for punitive damages, which are designed to punish a company for abuse or fraud by eating into its profits.
  — T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 7 Nov. 2023
• The company is seeking a jury trial and punitive damages.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2024
• Candidates could sue the deepfake creators for exact and punitive damages.
  — USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
• Ricketts is seeking punitive damages and lost wages as remedies.
  — Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2024
• The jury also denied her request for $3 million in punitive damages.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 22 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024