damages
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Penalties can include fines, jail time and civil damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
The proprietors of Presley’s material are demanding more than $41 million in damages.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Chrisleys are seeking $25 million in damages from the law firm they claim botched their defense by missing a deadline to suppress evidence that got the couple convicted on all counts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Yet punitive damages are extremely rare, constituting fewer than 3% of all customer claims that have ever resulted in any award at Finra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The iron damages the left hemisphere more than the right, the front of the frontal cortex more than the back, the underside more than the top.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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