Explore how treble damages work, their legal implications, and examples, including cases like the False Claims Act and TCPA, ...

In 2008, the New Jersey Supreme Court established New Jersey's adherence to the "significant relationship test" in choice-of-law determinations. The court made clear that, pursuant to that test, there ...

A: Punitive damages are often referred to as exemplary damages. They are “to set an example,” to serve as a deterrent, to punish the wrongdoer who engages in behavior that is so offensive to the ...

The verdict having recently been handed down in the defamation case against him, Rudy Giuliani is good and well screwed. Despite his wide-eyed bluster and his vow of redemption on appeal, the fact ...

This article was originally published in the Trial Advocate, Volume 42, No 3, a publication of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, and is republished here with permission. Cases in which ...

Punitive damages continue to generate headlines and heated debate across the country. As New York practitioners are well aware, the U.S. Supreme Court has in recent years addressed the due process ...

On November 5, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments in a closely-watched wrongful death case that could reshape the landscape for punitive damage awards in the ...

Q: Dad died as a result of a car crash and we believe the other driver was engaged in truly reckless behavior. We are going to pursue a wrongful death action, but have been told we may not be able to ...