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Federal District Court Applies Excessive Fines Clause of Constitution To Reduce Civil Statutory Penalties
By Connor Kennedy on
Defendants in privacy class action lawsuits increasingly face assertions by plaintiffs and putative class members that they should be awarded statutory penalties that vastly exceed any purported actual damages. A recent decision under the False Claims Act reinforces the constitutional limitations plaintiffs may face in…
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