Is there a cap on punitive damages for civil rights cases filed in federal court?

There is no cap, but the Supreme Court has suggested that punitive awards exceeding single digit multipliers of compensatory damages may be unconstitutional; for example, punitives of 10 times or more of compensatory damages may be too high. That, however, is not specific to civil rights cases.Is there a cap on punitive damages for civil rights cases filed in federal court?
None. These are set by the jury and can be HUGE.





The problem is whatever these awards are, they typically are apealed and adjusted later.Is there a cap on punitive damages for civil rights cases filed in federal court?
Depends on exactly what you are suing for. If you are suing based on employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil RIghts Act of 1963 or the Americans with Disabilities Act, then there are caps on punitive damages based on the number of employees the Defendant has.


%26lt;101 employees - 50,000


%26lt;201 employees - 100,000


%26lt;501 employees - 200,000


%26gt;500 employees - 300,000
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YES!!