Read more punitive damages stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31546/punitive-damages.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-12T01:57:05http://www.newser.com/story/74454/fla-jury-philip-morris-must-pay-ex-smoker-300m.htmlA South Florida jury today ordered Philip Morris to pay $300 million to a former smoker, agreeing that the tobacco company's negligence was the cause of her emphysema. The award for Cindy Naugle, 61, is the largest to date among thousands of lawsuits filed in the state against tobacco companies....http://www.newser.com/story/74454/fla-jury-philip-morris-must-pay-ex-smoker-300m.html2009-11-20T03:21:53http://www.newser.com/story/67941/freed-gitmo-detainee-to-sue-us-for-damages.htmlA Guantanamo inmate recently released to his native Afghanistan after almost 7 years of detention plans to sue the US for damages, the AP reports. Mohammed Jawad is considered one of the youngest prisoners held at the Cuban base—he claims he was 12 at the time he was captured,...http://www.newser.com/story/67941/freed-gitmo-detainee-to-sue-us-for-damages.html2009-08-27T17:05:01http://www.newser.com/story/67766/comics-mother-in-law-sues-over-jokes.htmlThe situation faced by comedian Sunda Croonquist sounds like it’s from one of her routines: mother-in-law sues comedian after being the butt of one too many jokes. But Croonquist’s mother-in-law is serious—she says her daughter-in-law makes her sound like a racist. She’s seeking unspecified damages and demands that the...http://www.newser.com/story/67766/comics-mother-in-law-sues-over-jokes.html2009-08-25T21:44:27http://www.newser.com/story/64578/music-industry-hunts-for-cash-in-pirate-bay-sale.htmlThe music industry wants its money back from those copyright vigilantes at Pirate Bay, and now it sees a decent chance to get it, reports CNET. An industry trade group plans to go after the $3.6 million in damages awarded by a Swedish court now that a software company...http://www.newser.com/story/64578/music-industry-hunts-for-cash-in-pirate-bay-sale.html2009-07-16T22:53:20http://www.newser.com/story/45613/big-dig-manslaughter-charge-dropped-after-16m-deal.htmlThe legal wrangling around a 2006 Boston tunnel collapse that killed one woman appears to finally be over, the Globe reports. In exchange for a $16 million fine, prosecutors have dropped manslaughter charges against Powers Fasteners, which manufactured a supposedly fast-setting epoxy that failed to support ceiling panels. Powers must...http://www.newser.com/story/45613/big-dig-manslaughter-charge-dropped-after-16m-deal.html2008-12-17T21:02:09http://www.newser.com/story/30889/justices-strike-death-penalty-for-child-rape.htmlThe Supreme Court found today that the “death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child,” striking down a Louisiana law as cruel and unusual punishment. While the court split 5-4 on the hot-button issue—swing justice Anthony Kennedy penned the opinion—there has not been...http://www.newser.com/story/30889/justices-strike-death-penalty-for-child-rape.html2008-06-25T15:19:04http://www.newser.com/story/29589/supreme-court-to-hear-79m-cigarette-verdict-for-3rd-time.htmlThe Supreme Court today agreed to hear a third appeal of Oregon’s $79.5-million punitive-damage award against Philip Morris. The justices have twice sent the verdict back to Oregon’s high court, part of an effort to limit punitive damages to nine times the size of compensatory damages. This time, the...http://www.newser.com/story/29589/supreme-court-to-hear-79m-cigarette-verdict-for-3rd-time.html2008-06-09T18:04:58