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de justice for any injury contemplated by the Alien Tort Statute and the TVPA or treated these dealings with the protection of human rights." The Tachiona court, therefore, ruled that with respect to the TVPA the federal common law concerning damage awards allows for both compensatory and punitive dama

claim does not specifically provide for punitive damages, the remedy of punitive damages can be supplied through federal common law. For example, in Tachiona v. Mugabe, 216 F.Supp.2d 262 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) the court upheld an award of compensatory damages and punitive damages under the Torture Victim Protec

manner specified by CM/ECF on this day of May , 2009: Richard Horace Willits, Esq. Richard H. Willits, P.A. 2290 10th Avenue North Suite 404 Lake Worth, FL 33461 561-582-7600 Fax: 561-588-8819 Counsel for Plaintiff C.M.A. reelrhwahotmail.com Jack Scarola, Esq. Jack P. Hill, Esq. Searcy Denney

quest for punitive damages under §2255 Is required to be dismissed or stricken. (Plaintiff's Response, Part III, p. 11-18). Plaintiff's reliance on Tachiona v. Mugabe, 216 F.Supp.2d 262 (S.D.N.Y. 2002), is misplaced as the federal statute at issue, the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA), is clearly di

r Drive, Suite 400 West Palm Beach FL 33414 Phone: Fax: Richard H. Willits, Esquire Richard H. Willits, P.A. 2290 10th Avenue North Suite 404 Lake Worth, FL 33461 Phone: Fax: EFTA00175318 Case 9:08-cv-80811-KAM Document 35 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/07/2009 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT C

equest for punitive damages under §2265 is required to be dismissed or stricken. (Plaintiffs Response, Part III, p. 11-18). Plaintiff's reliance on Tachiona v. Mugabe, 216 F.Supp.2d 262 (S.D.N.Y. 2002), is misplaced as the federal statute at issue, the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA), is clearly di