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

Brian White Personal Injury Lawyers Texas has a unique legal landscape when it comes to civil lawsuits. The state follows specific rules about how damages are awarded, especially when a case goes ...

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 ...

The Punitive Damages Act (Act) allows plaintiffs to potentially recover damages beyond those needed to make a plaintiff whole. Case law on the Act frequently includes the cautionary statement that no ...

It is not uncommon for a product liability plaintiff to base a claim for punitive damages on little more than the same allegations that undergird a strict liability or negligence claim, while adding ...

Skaggs family attorney Rusty Hardin, right, is shown here in court in October. Jae C. Hong / AP Photo SANTA ANA, Calif. — When Debbie Hetman, the mother of Tyler Skaggs, took the stand on the morning ...

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 ...