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Punitive Damages

Massachusetts Jury Cigarette Verdict: Damages for Seducing Youth

By Leland Williams On Dec 22, 2010 In Product Liability, Punitive Damages, Wrongful Death

A Suffolk Superior Court (Boston) jury awarded $71 million in compensatory damages and $81 million in punitive damages, in a wrongful death case decided…

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Massey Energy Co.'s Coal Miners Kin's Dilemma - Settle or Not?

By Leland Williams On Dec 10, 2010 In Punitive Damages, Workplace Accidents, Wrongful Death

Shortly after the deadly blast that killed 29 coal miners at Massey Energy Co. facility in West Virginia, the company's board met by phone and agreed…

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What Is A Life Worth? $131 Million Verdict In Ford Rollover Suit

By Leland Williams On Sep 10, 2010 In Auto Accidents, Product Liability, Punitive Damages, Wrongful Death

Ford Motor Company and the family of Brian Cole settled the wrongful death/product liability case after the huge jury verdict was awarded at trial. The…

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Philly Ride the Ducks: Part III - Wrongful Death Suits Filed

By Leland Williams On Aug 19, 2010 In Boating Accidents, Punitive Damages, Violation of Safety Measure(s), Wrongful Death

Lawyers for the families of the two young Hungarian tourists who died after the collision between the duck-boat and a garbage barge have filed suit in…

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Wrongful Death - $750,000 Punitive Damages Award

By Leland Williams On Jun 9, 2010 In Punitive Damages, Wrongful Death

Punitive damages may be awarded in a variety of legal causes, including wrongful death cases. The purpose of punitive damages is to punish the defendant,…

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