Wrongful Death – $750,000 Punitive Damages Award
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, and to deter repetition of the same conduct....
View ArticlePhilly Ride the Ducks: Part III – Wrongful Death Suits Filed
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 PA state court, against both the tour operator and...
View ArticleWhat Is A Life Worth? $131 Million Verdict In Ford Rollover Suit
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 settlement amount was not disclosed. Mr. Cole,...
View ArticleMassey Energy Co.’s Coal Miners Kin’s Dilemma – Settle or Not?
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 to offer each deceased miner’s family the sum of $3...
View ArticleMassachusetts Jury Cigarette Verdict: Damages for Seducing Youth
A Suffolk Superior Court (Boston) jury awarded $71 million in compensatory damages and $81 million in punitive damages, in a wrongful death case decided in mid-December. The son and the estate of Marie...
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