A recent $26.2 million verdict out of Philadelphia included punitive damages that were more than 20 times the compensatory damages awarded. And some experts in appellate law, who are not involved in ...

In many product liability, mass tort, and consumer cases the gravest—and probably least predictable—risk is a runaway punitive damages award. Unlike compensatory damages, which are tied to the ...

"The court's opinion makes it clear that the conduct of the defendant was reprehensible. The court reduced the amount of punitive damages, not because of the nature of the conduct, or because of the ...

After an accident, you likely already know that you are entitled to compensatory damages. These are damages intended to compensate you for your financial and intangible losses, such as medical bills, ...

The Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down excessive punitive damages awards as arbitrary deprivations of property without due process of law. In State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v.

Pennsylvania courts have not capped punitive-to-compensatory damages ratio before Dispute stems from lawsuit between insurers over non-solicitation agreement (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's highest court ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Under Section 104 of the tax code, compensatory damages for ...

From today's decision by Magistrate Judge Robert Lehrburger (S.D.N.Y.) in Webber v. Dash: At the end of four-day trial, the jury unanimously found the defendants liable for copyright infringement and ...

Aug 5 (Reuters) - U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre $45.2 million in punitive damages - on top of $4.1 million in ...