Broker Awarded $3.8M Verdict in Reputation Suit June 10, 2013 A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $3.8 million in lost profits and business reputation damages to HCF Insurance...
Washington Jury Awards $26M Over Plane Crash Deaths April 10, 2013 A jury has awarded $26 million to the families of three people killed when a small plane crashed near Arlington,...
R.I. Issues Bulletin Affirming Punitive Damages Not Insurable Under State Law April 2, 2013 Rhode Island’s Insurance Superintendent Joseph Torti III issued a bulletin last week that affirmed that punitive damages are not insurable...
Florida Debates Wage Theft Legislation March 25, 2013 By Christine Armario Businesses and workers-rights advocates are fighting over a bill that would set uniform state standards for employees who say they...
Federal Court Seeks Rebriefing on Mississippi Damages Cap October 15, 2012 A federal appeals court has asked parties involved in a personal injury lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of Mississippi’s $1...
Iowa Lawmaker Seeks Punitive Damages in Libel, Slander Case April 12, 2012 Both sides intend to appeal an Iowa jury’s decision that a television campaign ad by Democrats libeled and slandered Sioux...
Oregon Jury Awards $25M In Smoker’s Death February 21, 2012 An Oregon jury has awarded $25 million in punitive damages in the death of a Salem smoker whose family sued...
Muslim Guard Gets $465,000 in California Harassment Suit January 26, 2012 A San Francisco, Calif. jury has awarded $465,000 to a Muslim security guard who says his co-workers and supervisors called...
How One Music Downloader Could Change Copyright Law October 5, 2011 By Erin Geiger Smith In the age of iTunes and an-app-for-everything, Joel Tenenbaum’s battle with the music industry over illegal downloading seems as relevant...
Damages Ruling May Be Pivotal in BP Gulf Oil Case September 6, 2011 By Moira Herbst A key court ruling in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill litigation could change the landscape in the massive case...