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Punitive damages award significantly reduced

Where a jury found numerous defendants liable for their conduct planning and participating in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and awarded a total of $24 million in punitive damages, the punitive damages were reduced to $350,000. The statutory cap applies to the action as a whole, and not on a per-plaintiff basis. Background A jury ...