Insurance Journal reports that the plaintiffs’ attorneys requested a whopping $1 billion in punitive damages in the latest lawsuit over the weedkiller Roundup.
Disclosure: Horvitz & Levy represents Monsanto on appeal in another Roundup case.
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Plaintiffs in latest Roundup lawsuit ask for $1B in punitive damages
Insurance Journal reports that the plaintiffs’ attorneys requested a whopping $1 billion in punitive damages in the latest lawsuit over the weedkiller Roundup.
Disclosure: Horvitz & Levy represents Monsanto on appeal in another Roundup case.
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Judge rejects “Bones” punitive damages award
The Associated Press reports that L.A. Superior Court judge Richard Rico has denied the plaintiffs’ petition to confirm an arbitrator’s award of $128 million in punitive damages against 21st Century Fox. Judge Rico confirmed the arbitrator’s award of $50 million in compensatory damages, but refused to confirm the punitive damages award, apparently on the ground that the plaintiffs waived their right to seek punitive damages.
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Judge rejects “Bones” punitive damages award
The Associated Press reports that L.A. Superior Court judge Richard Rico has denied the plaintiffs’ petition to confirm an arbitrator’s award of $128 million in punitive damages against 21st Century Fox. Judge Rico confirmed the arbitrator’s award of $50 million in compensatory damages, but refused to confirm the punitive damages award, apparently on the ground that the plaintiffs waived their right to seek punitive damages.
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Los Angeles jury awards $8 million in punitive damages against FilmOn.Tv founder Alki David
Per this story in the Hollywood Reporter, a jury in Los Angeles last week awarded $3 million in compensatory damages and $8 million in punitive damages to a woman who alleged that billionaire Alki David subjected her to sexual harassment and discrimination.
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Los Angeles jury awards $8 million in punitive damages against FilmOn.Tv founder Alki David
Per this story in the Hollywood Reporter, a jury in Los Angeles last week awarded $3 million in compensatory damages and $8 million in punitive damages to a woman who alleged that billionaire Alki David subjected her to sexual harassment and discrimination.
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Philadelphia jury awards $100M in punitive damages against Johnson and Johnson in pelvic mesh case
The punitive damages awards keep piling up for Johnson and Johnson. The latest, as reported by the Legal Intelligencer, is a verdict awarding $100 million in punitive damages, on top of $20 million in compensatory damages, to a woman who claimed she was injured by the company’s defective pelvic mesh.
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Sacramento jury awards $35 million in punitive damages against assisted living facility
The Sacramento Bee reports here on a jury verdict awarding $7 million in compensatory damages and $35 million in punitive damages against Eskaton, an elder care provider.
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Philadelphia jury awards $100M in punitive damages against Johnson and Johnson in pelvic mesh case
The punitive damages awards keep piling up for Johnson and Johnson. The latest, as reported by the Legal Intelligencer, is a verdict awarding $100 million in punitive damages, on top of $20 million in compensatory damages, to a woman who claimed she was injured by the company’s defective pelvic mesh.
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“Jackpot Junk Science”
Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal published this opinion piece about last week’s verdict awarding $5 million in compensatory damages and $75 million in punitive damages to a man who claims Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup caused him to develop cancer.
Disclosure: Horvitz & Levy represents Monsanto on appeal in another case involving Roundup.