compensatory damages

Example Sentences

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He has demanded both compensatory damages to redress his own harms as well as punitive damages “to deter future unconstitutional conduct.”

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The jury ordered the companies to pay $3 million in compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff, a now-20-year-old woman named Kaley, whose last name was redacted in the case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The panel awarded $3 million in compensatory damages, assigning Meta 70 percent of the responsibility for the plaintiff's harm -- a $2.1 million share -- and YouTube the remaining 30 percent, or $900,000.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Those plaintiffs were awarded $6 million in punitive damages along with $2.89 million in compensatory damages in a mass tort lawsuit that dates back to 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

The ibex of the south help out the compensatory damages, but even with that, the list of species available in southern Tibet is painfully small.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple