After an accident, you likely already know that you are entitled to compensatory damages. These are damages intended to compensate you for your financial and intangible losses, such as medical bills, ...

I read that statement, took a deep breath, and read the names of the five men. My heart sank. I know all five of them. I regularly talk with three of the men. One of the men is a dear friend. Our ...

Responding to doctors’ concerns that New Mexico’s malpractice system is making it hard to practice medicine, leading ...

Sing Sing Correctional Facility is one of the oldest penal institutions in America, notorious for its history of harsh conditions and dehumanizing treatment of its inhabitants. Nearly two centuries ...

Punitive Damages Against Municipalities Don’t Grow On Trees John Armentano discusses Rosbaugh v. Town of Lodi, where the New York Court of Appeals held that municipalities cannot be subjected to ...

How much is “too much” when it comes to punishment? From Virginia courts to the U.S. Supreme Court, judges have wrestled with punitive damages and the fine line between deterrence and excess. This ...

When Dylann Roof appeared for his bond hearing after killing nine worshipers in a Black Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in June 2015, several of the survivors who had lost their children or ...

A method for bringing victims and offenders together. Howard Zehr is director of the Conflict Transformation Program at Eastern Mennonite University and author of Changing Lenses: A New Focus for ...

“The Tennessee State Attorney General has asked the Tennessee Supreme Court to set execution dates for the following five men…” I read that statement, took a deep breath, and read the names of the ...