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Court Slashes FCRA Punitive Damages Award from $3 Million to $490,000

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On March 21, 2019, U.S. Magistrate Judge Staci G. Cornelius in the Northern District of Alabama reduced a FCRA plaintiff’s $3 million punitive damages award to less than $500,000. The court held that the multi-million dollar...more

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Fourth Circuit Issues Mixed-Bag Decision On Punitive Damages In FCRA Cases

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Inevitably, when conscientious judges delve into the multi-dimensional issue of excessive punitive damages, they get some things right and other things wrong. Such is the case with the Fourth Circuit’s recent decision in...more

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