punitive damages
- n (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
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- Graffiti Case Pushes for More Punitives
Bathroom graffiti that sparked an $868,751 harassment verdict could lead to new law on punitive damages in workplace discrimination cases.
June 15, 2013 - Law.com - Family of Va. man shot to death sues W.Va. city
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The family of a Virginia man shot to death after a scuffle with police officers in March is suing the city of Martinsburg for $200 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
June 15, 2013 - Richmond Times-Dispatch - SJC orders retrial for $81M in punitive damages in tobacco case
Massachusetts’ highest court yesterday threw out an $81 million punitive damages award for the family of a late Roxbury woman who was hooked on cigarettes thanks to free samples she got as a child at her Orchard Park playground — but the court found her family can keep $35 million in compensatory damages in a ruling that experts said could make the state a magnet for tobacco suits.
June 12, 2013 - Boston Herald