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Jeffrey Epstein Case

A federal judge denied Jane Doe’s claim for punitive damages against the executors of <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Jeffrey-Epstein.pdf">Jeffrey Epstein’s estate</a></strong> for alleged sexual assault. New York and U.S. Virgin Islands laws bar recovery of punitive damages against a decedent tortfeasor's estate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

MANHATTAN — A federal judge denied Jane Doe’s claim for punitive damages against the executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate for alleged sexual assault. New York and U.S. Virgin Islands laws bar recovery of punitive damages against a decedent tortfeasor’s estate.

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