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Recent Examples of punitive damages
One claim, filed in August 2024 and reviewed by The Associated Press, seeks compensatory and punitive damages over the Mar-a-Lago search and subsequent criminal case accusing Trump of hoarding classified records and obstructing efforts to recover them.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
In 2022, a Connecticut jury awarded the families $965 million in compensatory damages and a judge slapped on $473 million in punitive damages.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Later, a judge added an additional $473 million in punitive damages.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Drake sought nominal, compensatory, and punitive damages, plus legal fees.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
In 2022, a Connecticut jury awarded the families $965 million in compensatory damages and a judge slapped on $473 million in punitive damages.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Later, a judge added an additional $473 million in punitive damages.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Drake sought nominal, compensatory, and punitive damages, plus legal fees.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Punitive damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punitive%20damages. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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