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Fast Food Chain Turns $626 Loss Into Nearly $8 Million

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When Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. fired store manager Jeanette Ortiz, accusing her of stealing $626 in cash from the safe, it could never have expected its minimal theft loss to balloon into a nearly $8 million jury verdict...more

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Punitive Damages Awarded in Malpractice Case of Destroyed Medical Record

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In Gomez v. Cabatic, 2018 N.Y. Slip Op. 00278, the Second Department upheld an award of punitive damages against a physician who was alleged to have destroyed portions of a medical record. The Gomez case involved a claim...more

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