The verdict having recently been handed down in the defamation case against him, Rudy Giuliani is good and well screwed. Despite his wide-eyed bluster and his vow of redemption on appeal, the fact ...

Because New Mexico's Medical Malpractice Act caps compensatory damages at $750,000, patients rely on punitive damages.

In 2008, the New Jersey Supreme Court established New Jersey's adherence to the "significant relationship test" in choice-of-law determinations. The court made clear that, pursuant to that test, there ...

A: Punitive damages are often referred to as exemplary damages. They are “to set an example,” to serve as a deterrent, to punish the wrongdoer who engages in behavior that is so offensive to the ...

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A $250,000 cap in punitive damages is constitutional, the Georgia Supreme Court has confirmed, upholding the trial court’s decision to substantially reduce a $50 million verdict to $250,000. Taylor v.