punitive

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The lawsuit also seeks $7 million in punitive damages.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The jury also determined that additional punitive damages, which are meant to punish the companies, were warranted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Nine of the 12 furors further found that both companies had acted with malice, oppression or fraud, a finding that set the stage for the separate punitive damages.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The jury in the Santa Monica case could award even more in punitive damages that they have yet to determine.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Media campaigns would be unleashed in an effort to overturn the punitive public consensus on race.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander