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 ...

A bill to reform New Mexico’s medical malpractice laws was amended by a House committee last week to narrow its scope, sparking outrage among healthcare providers and confusion over who it would cover ...

On Wednesday, a Connecticut judge added $10 million in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson after a jury's $15 million verdict last year to a man who alleged its baby powder caused his ...

This article was first published by New Mexico In Depth. Read more at https://nmindepth.com. Responding to doctors’ concerns that New Mexico’s malpractice system is making it hard to practice medicine ...

A successful lawsuit can result in various forms of relief – including an injunction (usually stopping someone from doing something), a declaration (adjudging the parties’ respective rights and ...

This column continues last week's discussion of our doctor shortage and suggests tougher steps some trial lawyers might oppose. We should change the standard of proof required to get punitive damage.

MORRISTOWN — Facing potentially devastating punitive damages on top of a landmark $5 million verdict, the headmaster of the exclusive Delbarton School testified that another large monetary award ...

During this year’s legislative session, there has been discussion about “punitive damages.” As a consumer protection lawyer who helps people defrauded by big corporations, I know the proposed changes ...