$28M punitive award cannot stand in plane crash suit
Evidence failed to support an award of $28 million in punitive damages against the manufacturer of a defective part that allegedly caused a fatal airplane crash, the Missouri Court of Appeals has ruled...
View ArticlePunitive damages reduce insured’s UIM coverage
An insurance company was entitled to reduce its liability for underinsured motorist coverage by an amount equal to the punitive damages paid to its insured by a drunk driver, the Connecticut Supreme...
View Article$500K punitive award upheld in age-bias case
An age discrimination plaintiff presented sufficient evidence of outrageous conduct by his former employer to support a jury’s award of $500,000 in punitive damages, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of...
View ArticleBenchmarks: Indiana Supremes restore cap on punitive damages
The Indiana Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that the state’s $50,000 cap on punitive damages violated a personal injury plaintiff’s right to a jury trial. “[T]he jury’s determination...
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Court reverses itself in striking $3.5M punitive award against Chrysler
A Chrysler employee failed to produce sufficient evidence of malice or recklessness to justify a substantial award of punitive damages in a Title VII hostile environment case, the 7th U.S. Circuit...
View ArticleState cap on punitive damages constitutional
A state law that places a $50,000 cap on a personal injury plaintiff’s punitive damages does not violate the state constitution, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment. In 1995, the...
View ArticleBenchmarks: Mo. court reinstates $28M punitive award for fatal plane crash
The third time apparently is a charm. After an award of $28 million in punitive damages in a product liability case over a fatal plane crash twice failed to pass judicial scrutiny, a Missouri appellate...
View ArticleTCPA damages covered by business owner’s insurance
A businessman’s commercial general liability policy covered a $1.7 million class settlement of federal “junk fax” claims, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled. The decision reversed a ruling from a...
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Punitive damages vacated in tobacco suit
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has struck down an $81 million award of punitive damages in a wrongful death case against Lorillard Tobacco Company. The verdict, which totaled $152 million,...
View ArticleState civil rights law doesn’t permit punitive damages
Employees who sued for sex discrimination under state civil rights law could not pursue a claim for punitive damages, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment. The plaintiffs are three...
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