WASHINGTON, July 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release:

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WLF Asks Eleventh Circuit to Reverse Punitive Damages Award Against Tesla

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"Punitive damages are meant to punish wrongdoing. The jury found the driver primarily responsible for the accident. A $200 million punitive award against Telsa has no legal basis."

-Jay DeSanto, WLF Senior Litigation Counsel