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Recent Examples of punitive damages
The lawsuit is asking for $175,000 as well as punitive damages of $350,000 and for McDaniel to return his corporate credit cards and remove himself from company bank accounts.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The judge declined to award punitive damages, however, the judgment is broken down to $100,000 in noneconomic damages, $18,000 in special damages, $3,070 in attorney fees, and another $2,173 in costs.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Apr. 2025
These cries include Executive Orders prohibiting DEI, legal action with the threat of punitive damages for non-compliance, and ongoing pivots around the place (or lack thereof) of DEI in the workplace.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The lawsuit seeks damages, including punitive damages against the officers, but a dollar amount is not specified.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The judge declined to award punitive damages, however, the judgment is broken down to $100,000 in noneconomic damages, $18,000 in special damages, $3,070 in attorney fees, and another $2,173 in costs.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Apr. 2025
These cries include Executive Orders prohibiting DEI, legal action with the threat of punitive damages for non-compliance, and ongoing pivots around the place (or lack thereof) of DEI in the workplace.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The lawsuit seeks damages, including punitive damages against the officers, but a dollar amount is not specified.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for punitive damages
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“Punitive damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punitive%20damages. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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