How to Use punitive damages in a Sentence

punitive damages

plural noun
  • The bill called for punitive damages that amount to up to five times the actual loss caused by the false news report.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The lawsuit calls for punitive damages to go to plaintiffs.
    Scott Bauer, ajc, 17 May 2022
  • The suit is seeking punitive damages under the Fourth and 14th Amendments.
    Jon Brown, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The complaint brought a claim for breach of contract, among others, and sought punitive damages.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The firm was ordered to pay $495 million in punitive damages.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The lawsuit seeks punitive damages against the city and monetary damages and relief for the teen.
    Lisa Rathke, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
  • If the jury decides Jones should pay punitive damages, the judge would determine the amount.
    Dave Collins, Hartford Courant, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The Austin jury must still decide how much Jones must pay in punitive damages.
    Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Under the deal, the families agree not to seek punitive damages.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2021
  • And the jury did not find that punitive damages should be assessed against Beveridge.
    Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The two are asking for punitive damages and a jury trial.
    PEOPLE.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The judge allowed the other two women to pursue their claims at trial, and to seek punitive damages.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The suit seeks a jury trial and general and punitive damages for Romero.
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Bloomberg Law reports the jury ruled that Google owes Rowe for both punitive damages and pain and suffering.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2023
  • But Rhodes will not have to pay punitive damages to the family or attorney’s fees.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
  • There was an audible gasp in the courtroom when the jury foreperson read aloud the $75 million award in punitive damages for the women.
    Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of Jesse, 6, who died in the shooting, were awarded $45.2 million in punitive damages.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Judge Leonie Brinkema on Friday said the court would not hear her claims, which also sought $2 million in punitive damages.
    Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The suit seeks $20 million in damages, as well as punitive damages and attorney’s fees.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Scheller suggested the jury could award even more in punitive damages.
    Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2022
  • Half would be for defamation and past and future damages to the plaintiff, and the remaining $5 million would be in punitive damages.
    Isabella Cueto and Angus Chen, STAT, 21 June 2024
  • She was awarded $2 million, with nothing in punitive damages, in the split verdict.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 June 2022
  • But in the final phase of the two-week trial, the same Austin jury came back and tacked on an additional $45.2 million in punitive damages.
    Jim Vertuno, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022
  • And to ask for punitive damages, even a non-public person must prove malice on the part of the publication, Lisby said.
    Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 10 July 2023
  • There was an audible gasp in the courtroom when the jury foreperson read the punitive damages for the women amounting to $148 million.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The women are asking for punitive damages of more than $2 million and a jury trial.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • As part of the civil suit, Dixon is seeking general and punitive damages and legal fees.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The producers still face a lesser claim of negligence, for which no punitive damages can be sought.
    Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Earlier this week, the court barred punitive damages, which is typically awarded to deter malicious conduct in the future.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In the latest suit, Jones is seeking a jury trial along with punitive damages and compensatory damages to cover medical and funeral expenses.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2024

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