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

Lawmakers have begun filing bills seeking to end the practice of beginning almost all malpractice lawsuits with the threat of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article was originally published in the Trial Advocate, Volume 42, No 3, a publication of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, and is republished here with permission. Cases in which ...

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Punitive damages continue to generate headlines and heated debate across the country. As New York practitioners are well aware, the U.S. Supreme Court has in recent years addressed the due process ...

On November 5, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments in a closely-watched wrongful death case that could reshape the landscape for punitive damage awards in the ...

Q: We loaned money to a group who promised good returns. It now turns out the financials were grossly exaggerated. We never got money back, and there are major questions about the bookkeeping. Can we ...