Lock Haven AD Taylor lightning rod for controversy, litigation Jul 22, 2010
Guerriero won $60,000 in compensatory damages in a federal civil rights retaliation lawsuit. He said he was unfairly removed from a sports marketing job (in development, not athletics) that was part of his original settlement. (USA Today -- Sports)
Bus driver says he was fired over Planned Parenthood dispute Jul 22, 2010
He is seeking reinstatement, back pay, and compensatory damages for pain, suffering and emotional distress. "It's only because he voiced his religions beliefs that he was canned," Edward White III, Graning's lawyer, told CNN. "Employers have a legal responsibility to at least attempt to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs. ... CARTS clearly violated Mr. Graning's religious freedom.". (CNN -- US)
Biden: Pass Paycheck Fairness Act Jul 21, 2010
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has said the act would "burden America's businesses with frivolous litigation during already trying economic times. The chamber has said the act also would "expand remedies under the Equal Pay Act (EPA) to include unlimited punitive and compensatory damages, significantly erode employer defenses for legitimate pay disparities, and impose invalid tools for enforcement by the Labor Department. " Share this on: We recommend From around the web Most popular stories right... (CNN)
TIG wins $10.9M judgment against FusionStorm Tampa office Jul 20, 2010
36 million in compensatory damages and $1. 53 million in punitive damages late last week, according to a release from attorney Arturo Gonzalez of , who represented TIG in its action. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Comair trial delayed by court Jul 17, 2010
Hebert was awarded more than $7 million in compensatory damages at a separate trial last December. The new trial will look more closely at the actions of the pilots, who steered the plane onto the wrong runway at Lexington's Blue Grass Airport on Aug. 27, 2006, killing 49 of 50 on board. (FOX19.com, OH)
Disabled Nummi workers file for full severance Jul 15, 2010
Besides restoration of the full severance, the suit seeks compensatory damages and attorneys' fees. E-mail Carolyn Said at. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Novartis Agrees to Pay $152.5M to Settle Claims Jul 15, 2010
3 million in compensatory damages to a dozen women. The $152. (ABC News -- Wire)
Gulf coast property owners sue BP Jul 14, 2010
Their suit alleges loss of property value due to the oil spill and seeks economic and compensatory damages plus punitive damages to be set at a trial. BP said July 12 almost 105,000 claims have been submitted and it has made more than 52,000 payments totaling almost $165 million. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Novartis Reps Not Exempt From OT Law Jul 7, 2010
Compensatory damages were awarded for 12 name plaintiffs, which are a template for possibly thousands more, and the. The wage-and-hour ruling covers employees of Novartis in New York, California and other states who brought suits that were consolidated in New York by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. (Law.com)
Elizabeth Edwards: John no longer person I married Jul 1, 2010
A successful trial attorney, on Sept. 5, 1997, Edwards, right, sits with clients Sandy and David Lakey as they await what turned out to be the largest personal injury verdict in North Carolina history, $25 million in compensatory damages for injuries suffered by their daughter in a swimming pool. (The News Observer / ZUMA Press). (MSNBC -- Politics)
Oregon Supreme Court rejects smoker's $100M damage award Jun 28, 2010
The jury in that trial awarded approximately $168,000 in compensatory damages and $150 million in punitive damages against Philip Morris, based in Richmond, Va ... In 2006, the Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed the compensatory damages but ordered a retrial on punitive damages. (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Merck hit with $8 million Fosamax verdict Jun 26, 2010
The jury awarded Boles, who is in her early 70s, $8 million in compensatory damages. It was her second trial. (MSNBC -- Health)
Haynesworth’s troubles go well beyond the field Jun 25, 2010
5 million in compensatory damages and punitive damages that are no less than 25 percent of Haynesworth s guaranteed money from his Redskins deal. Haynesworth has not voluntarily accepted any responsibility for this accident, attorney Jon Perry said in an e-mail Monday before declining to comment on Haynesworth s other legal cases. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Jury Says Philadelphia's Eviction of Boy Scouts Violates First Amendment Jun 24, 2010
Although the scouts weren't seeking any compensatory damages in the case, the verdict now entitles the group to file a petition for attorney fees. Prior to trial, the scouts' lawyers, Jason P. Gosselin and William M. McSwain of Drinker Biddle & Reath, who have worked on the case for several years, estimated that they would incur fees of about $860,000 by the end of the trial. (Law.com)
RPI is named in age suit Jun 19, 2010
The employees are also seeking compensatory damages of a yet-to-be-determined amount. RPI, one of Troy's largest employers, announced the job-cut plan to school employees in December 2008, citing hits to its revenue related to the economic downtown. (Albany Times Union)
Senate Moves to End Punitive Damages Tax Deduction Jun 19, 2010
Some, such as Dan Markel and Gregg Polsky of , have argued that, lacking a punitive damages deduction, defendants will simply disguise those damages as compensatory damages in lawsuit settlements. Others say it is disingenuous to "punish" a company with a punitive award and then allow it to deduct the amount to lower its tax bill. (Law.com)
Age-discrimination suit filed against RPI Jun 19, 2010
The employees are also seeking compensatory damages of a yet-to-be-determined amount. To read more and comment on this story, go to. (Albany Times Union)
BP owes grieving family more Jun 18, 2010
Sadly, after the disastrous oil spill, the United States Supreme Court in Exxon v. Baker ruled that punitive damages may be awarded in maritime cases only on a 1:1 ratio with compensatory damages ... Sheldon Whitehouse has introduced Senate Bill 3345, which simply provides that in computing punitive damages in maritime cases, the amount of compensatory damages is not to be considered. (CNN -- US)
Hudson teachers age discrimination lawsuit gets a green light Jun 16, 2010
Her suit contends that she sustained a diminished salary, emotional damages, expected future damages and other compensatory damages as a result of the district s actions. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, and attorneys fees and costs. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
After BPs mess, do conservatives still want tort reform? Jun 4, 2010
A jury found Exxon responsible in 1994, awarding $287 million in compensatory damages (a number that rises to $507 million when other settlements are added in) and $5 billion in punitive damages. Exxon appealed, arguing, among other things, that the captain s malfeasance could not be imputed to the company and that it had already been punished enough by fines and cleanup costs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Wells Fargo Held Liable in Minnesota Trial Over Nonprofit Investor Losses Jun 3, 2010
1 million in compensatory damages, finding Wells Fargo liable for breach of fiduciary duty and violations of the Minnesota consumer fraud act. The jury will consider punitive damages in a second phase set to begin tomorrow. (Bloomberg -- US)
Ohio jury awards $19 million in suit against Webster Jun 2, 2010
4 million in compensatory damages and $9 ... 4 million in compensatory damages and $2. (Republican-American)
Former county administrator files lawsuit Jun 2, 2010
The complaint requests compensatory damages for the loss of salary and retirement and other benefits. In an affidavit, Medders places the commissions alleged monetary damages at 206,660. (Wetumpka Herald, AL)
High Court 'Exxon' Ruling Targeted in Wake of Gulf Oil Spill May 29, 2010
introduced a bill this month that would eliminate the 1:1 ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages imposed in (pdf). The "Big Oil Polluter Pays Act" declares that, in any civil action for damages arising out of a maritime tort case, punitive damages may be assessed without regard to the amount of compensatory damages assessed in the action ... The legislation declares that, in any civil action for damages arising out of a maritime tort case, punitive damages may be assessed without... (Law.com)
A&F agrees to $12M in settlement May 28, 2010
The plaintiffs were seeking compensatory damages. The settlement needs the approval of a judge in U.S. District Court. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Workers on doomed rig: Corners cut to save money May 28, 2010
"No amount of money will ever compensate us for Gordon's loss. But reckless acts by employees of corporations performed to try to make the most money the fastest will never be deterred by the payment of mere compensatory damages," Jones said. "You must make certain they are exposed to pain in the only place they can feel it their bank accounts.". (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Shar back as coach in West Mifflin Area; question lingers on legality (Yesterday) May 28, 2010
He asked for compensatory damages and to be reinstated to his job. He got both. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Auctioneer sues customer over blog posts May 27, 2010
It s asking the court for $250,000 in compensatory damages plus punitive damages for emotional distress. Calls to an attorney for National Public Auction have not been returned. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Jurors find in favor of MISD May 22, 2010
Henderson was seeking 57,000 in back wages plus at least 250,000 in compensatory damages. Henderson alleged that he sought an 11-month contract for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 school years but was denied because of racial discrimination. (Marlin Democrat, TX)
West Mifflin basketball coach settles lawsuit over firing May 15, 2010
The suit sought compensatory damages, Mr. Shar's reinstatement as coach and an order permanently forbidding the defendants from discriminating against or retaliating against him. There is no mention in the settlement document about Mr. Shar returning to coaching. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
You got served, by the ex? May 11, 2010
In North Carolina, a jury awarded $4 million in punitive damages and $5 million in compensatory damages. If that isn t a cautionary tale about the risks involved with dating married men, I don t know what is. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Oil Rig Disaster Spells Gusher of Work for Attorneys May 10, 2010
According to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2008 opinion in Exxon Shipping Co., et al. v. Baker, et al., an Alaskan jury awarded $287 million in compensatory damages to some plaintiffs, while other plaintiffs settled their compensatory claims for $22. 6 million. (Law.com)
Jury Awards Millions in Punitive Damages in Hepatitis Case May 8, 2010
Jurors agreed that Teva Parenteral Medicine and Baxter Healthcare Services must pay 62-year-old Chanin and his wife, Lorraine, compensatory damages. The companies provided large vials of the anesthetic to the endoscopy clinics at the heart of the hepatitis C outbreak. (KLAS-TV)
Jury Awards $200 Million in Punitive Damages in Asbestos Case May 1, 2010
8 million in compensatory damages last week in an asbestos product liability case. But it looks likely to be reduced. (Law.com)
Crews scramble to keep oil spill from shore Apr 30, 2010
The suit seeks at least $5 million in compensatory damages plus an unspecified amount of punitive damages against Transocean, BP, Halliburton Energy Services Inc. and Cameron International Corp. The rig was owned by Transocean and operated by BP.. The oil spill comes as the Obama administration is looking to expand offshore drilling along the U.S. coastline. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Gulf spill: Worse than Exxon Valdez? Apr 30, 2010
Potential for catastrophe"If we lose the integrity of that wellhead, it could be a catastrophic spill,'' Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the Coast Guard, which is directing efforts to contain the spreading spill, told The Miami Herald's editorial board Wednesday.Greenpeace's Hocevar said he's particularly concerned about the impact to critically endangered bluefin tuna. "It's their spawning season and bluefin larvae in this part of their life-cycle would be near the surface of water," Hocevar... (MSNBC -- Environment)
BP welcomes military help for larger Gulf oil leak Apr 30, 2010
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Sally Brice O Hare said at the White House that the government s priority was to support the oil company BP PLC in employing booms, skimmers, chemical dispersants and controlled burns to fight the oil surging from the seabed. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Are school field trip permission forms too inclusive? Apr 30, 2010
Compensatory damages are what one would pursue, and, as others have pointed out, even though the Release / Permission language is quite inclusive it will not exxonerate the county or school IF negligence is involved. Meme. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
State Farm loses punitive-damages appeal Apr 30, 2010
When the insurance company failed to respond, a judge awarded them $23,102 in compensatory damages, the balance of the policy limit plus $20,000 in compensatory damages and an additional $80,000 in punitive damages. State Farm subsequently filed a motion to set aside the punitive portion of the judgment. (AZCentral -- Business)
Gulf state shrimpers sue BP over oil spill Apr 30, 2010
Each of the lawsuits seeks economic and compensatory damages of at least $5 million, the minimum sum required by the federal Class Action Fairness Act on which jurisdiction for the suits are partially based. They also seek an unspecified amount of punitive damages. (Scientific American)
Infinity Ward Group Sues Activision For Unpaid Bonuses Apr 28, 2010
The group is seeking compensatory damages between $75 million to $125 million dollars, and punitive damages between $75 million and $500 million, as well as additional damages. "Activision believes the action is without merit," the company said in a statement given to IGN. "Activision retains the discretion to determine the amount and the schedule of bonus payments for MW2 and has acted consistent with its rights and the law at all times. We look forward to getting judicial confirmation that our... (IGN PC Games)
Federal Judge Slashes Emotional Damages Award by Two-Thirds Apr 28, 2010
In its verdict, the jury found in Dee's favor on a due process claim and awarded $150,000 in compensatory damages and $6,000 in punitive damages, but rejected his claims of defamation and invasion of privacy. The borough's lawyers filed post-trial motions that urged Caputo to toss out the entire verdict, or, in the alternative, grant a new trial or remittitur to damages of just $1. (Law.com)
Scouts Must Pay Man $18.5M in Punitive Damages Apr 24, 2010
4 million awarded to Kerry Lewis in compensatory damages last week, after the jury found the Scouts were negligent for failing to prevent abuse by an assistant Scoutmaster in the early 1980s. The punitive damages award on Friday came in the second phase of a month-long trial centered on files the Scouts have kept on suspected child molesters since the 1920s. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Scouts hit with $18m damages for abuse Apr 24, 2010
4 million in compensatory damages with that verdict and agreed the Boy Scouts of America were liable for punitive damages to be determined in the second phase of the trial that ended Wednesday. The case was the first of six filed against the Boy Scouts in the same court in Oregon, with at least one other separate case pending. (Boston Globe)
R.J. Reynolds Loses $46.3 Million Florida Jury Verdict to Widow of Smoker Apr 22, 2010
8 million in compensatory damages plus $80 million in punitive damages, Prysock said. Because jurors found Townsend 49 percent responsible for his illness and death, must pay 51 percent of those damages, or $46. (Bloomberg -- US)
Bayer found responsible in GM rice suit Apr 22, 2010
7 million in compensatory damages and $42 million in punitive damages last Thursday sends a message to large agri-businesses who continue to take advantage of the individual farmer, Alter said. The decision came three and a half years after the announcement in August 2006 that a small amount of genetically modified Liberty Link rice had been found in a shipment to the European Union. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Victim: Boy Scouts had no plan to prevent sex abuse Apr 22, 2010
4 million in compensatory damages for the abuse he suffered in the early 1980s by a former assistant Scoutmaster, Timur Dykes. Attorneys for Lewis, Kelly Clark and Paul Mones said the Scouts relied on secret 'ineligible volunteer" or 'IV" files, also nicknamed 'perversion files," that listed suspected molesters in order to keep them out of the organization.Mones asked the man now in charge of those files, Nate Marshall, whether any evaluation or analysis had been done on the files to help create... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Bayer CropScience to fight $48M verdict Apr 21, 2010
In the verdict reached April 15, an Arkansas jury awarded $6 million in compensatory damages to 14 rice farmers ... U.S. law allows the award of punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages if a defendant was found to have acted in reckless disregard of the consequences. (Triangle Business Journal)
Apple says Kodak infringed patents Apr 20, 2010
The company demanded unspecified compensatory damages from Kodak and a jury trial, among other things. Apple attorney Steven S. Cherensky, of in Redwood City, referred a request for comment to Apple. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
First Trial in Las Vegas Hepatitis Cases Begins Today Apr 20, 2010
The plaintiff is seeking $10 million in compensatory damages. You must be logged in to rate this story. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Subsidizing Bad Behavior: The Injustice of Tort Reform Apr 18, 2010
Not content to limit the compensatory damages available to victims of corporate wrongdoing, business interests also seek to limit the recovery of punitive damages as well. Punitive damages are awardable in cases where a wrongdoer engages in intentional or reckless misconduct. (Townhall.com)
Colorado House narrowly kills anti-discrimination bill as harmful to small business Apr 16, 2010
Federal anti-discrimination protections, including the ability for plaintiffs to collect attorneys fees and compensatory damages, apply only to companies of at least 15 people. Colorado is one of nine states that have not extended them through state law to businesses of all sizes. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Jury Tells Bayer to Pay Ark. Rice Farmers $48M Apr 16, 2010
The jury's award for compensatory damages matched the $5. 9 million the legal team had sought, Powell said. (ABC News -- Wire)
White House press corps sued for blocking conservative online outlet at dinner... Apr 15, 2010
The complaint seeks specific performance of the contract that resulted when the association took the payment from WND, and "actual and compensatory damages in excess of $10 million USD for harm to its business and other relationships.". Ed Chen, president of the correspondent's organization, earlier told a WND reporter asking about the allocation of seats, "Well, basically a number of factors go into this. The demand has never been greater and almost nobody, individual or organization, can get... (The Drudge Report)
Pa. Jury Awards Nearly $89 Million in Plane Crash Case Apr 7, 2010
7 million in compensatory damages in Pridgen v. Avco Corp. and found that the defendant's conduct was malicious, wanton, willful or oppressive, allowing for a subsequent punitive damages phase of the trial ... 7 million in compensatory damages was split in varying amounts among the four plaintiffs and the $64 million in punitive damages was awarded in a lump sum to the plaintiffs, according to the verdict sheet. (Law.com)
Special delivery detoured Apr 3, 2010
They are seeking punitive and compensatory damages for breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation and intentional infliction of emotional distress, according to the complaint. They allege Feinberg and Fischer fraudulently engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity involving Little Pearls supposed expertise in Vietnamese adoptions from the Nam Dinh province. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Microsoft Suing Datel For Copying Controller Design Apr 3, 2010
Microsoft is seeking compensatory damages and payments of royalties or profits Datel made from selling those two controllers. Microsoft has also asked for an injunction so Datel can no longer manufacture them. (IGN Gear)
Judge slaps Char Valley board on dismissal Apr 2, 2010
Dr. Whitfield is seeking more than $850,000 in compensatory damages, including salary, health insurance, bonus, vacation and differential pay, as well as punitive damages and remuneration for costs, expenses and legal fees. Carole Gilbert Brown, freelance writer. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bush-era wiretapping program is ruled illegal Apr 1, 2010
Eisenberg said that he would seek compensatory damages of $20,200 for each of the three plaintiffs in the case or $100 for each of the 202 days he said they had shown they were subjected to the surveillance. He said he would ask the judge to decide how much to award in punitive damages, a figure that could be up to 10 times as high. (Boston Globe)
Marine dad must pay protesters' fees Apr 1, 2010
9 million in compensatory damages plus $8 million in punitive damages, which were reduced to $5 million. Westboro in 2008 appealed the case to the 4th District, which reversed the judgments a year later, siding with the church's claims that its First Amendment rights had been violated. (CNN)
Sued Mistress Wants $9M Verdict Reversed Mar 27, 2010
A jury awarded the $5 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages. Cynthia Shackelford, 60, told ABC News. (ABC News -- Business)
Fla. Jury Awards Smoker's Widow $26.6 Million Mar 25, 2010
6 million in compensatory damages. A $10 million jury award was reduced by a finding that her husband was one-third responsible for his illness. (Law.com)
Click to read: Wife Sues "Other Woman," Awarded $9M Mar 24, 2010
She won $5 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages. However, Allan Shackelford claims his marriage didn't fail because of Lundquist. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Wife's $9M Message to Mistresses: 'Lay Off' Mar 24, 2010
" Shackelford's story could have been no different than that of any other : The 60-year-old thought her husband Allan was deeply in love with her. Then came his late nights at the office and suspicious charges on his credit card and cell phone bills. And finally, a private investigator confirmed what she had feared: Her husband, she said, was having an affair. But Shackelford's story has a $9 million twist. Under centuries-old North Carolina case law, Shackelford sued her husband's alleged... (ABC News -- Business)
Affair Costs $9 Million Mar 23, 2010
A jury awarded her $5 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages to be paid by Lundquist. "She set her sights on him. ... She knew he was married," Shackelford said of Lundquist. (ABC News -- Business)
