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stopdiggin

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2. it does seem to be a bit la-la land

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 27, 2022, 10:03 PM

Jul 2022

on the other hand - is there a legal principal that punitive damages may be adjusted - so as to actually incur a desired (and punitive) penalty against the defendant (and their unique financial position)?

(which does kinda make sense. a couple million is 'walking around' money to and entity like Comcast.)

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Spectrum ordered to pay $7 billion in punitive damages after employee killed Irving woman [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2022 OP

7 - Billion Dollars? OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2022 #1

it does seem to be a bit la-la land stopdiggin Jul 2022 #2

The punitive damages will be reduced to $750,000 because of tort law restrictions. TexasTowelie Jul 2022 #4

not a big fan of 'tort reform' stopdiggin Jul 2022 #5

The compensatory damages are also excessive. nt TexasTowelie Jul 2022 #3

Paywall, but if he was on the clock and in her house because of her job, seems straightforward. Shell_Seas Jul 2022 #6

Here is a link without a paywall Trailrider1951 Aug 2022 #7