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Having Won Compensatory Damages in State Court, Suit for Punitives Dismissed
The plaintiff, having won his excessive force case in the state Court of
Claims and been awarded $3,151.38, cannot pursue an Eighth Amendment claim
based on the same incident, even though he wished to pursue punitive
damages, which are not available in the Court of Claims, and even though he ...
Claims and been awarded $3,151.38, cannot pursue an Eighth Amendment claim
based on the same incident, even though he wished to pursue punitive
damages, which are not available in the Court of Claims, and even though he ...
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