punitive damages

Supreme Court Nixes Award Against Philip Morris

(via www.washingtonpost.com)
Submitted by LawWench on Tue, 2007-02-20 17:59.

The Supreme Court today discarded a $79.5 million jury award against the Philip Morris tobacco company, the latest in a decade-long series of ruling that limit punitive damage verdicts against corporations.

Jury hits State Farm for $2.5 million in Katrina case

(via www.cnn.com)
Submitted by LawWench on Thu, 2007-01-11 22:41.

A jury on Thursday awarded $2.5 million in punitive damages to a couple who sued State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. for denying their claim after Hurricane Katrina.

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