Opinion ID: 437447
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The Special Verdicts

Text: 40 The jury returned special verdicts and found most defendants to be liable to most plaintiffs on the basis both of individual and conspiratorial acts. All FBI and MPD defendants, as well as the District of Columbia, were found liable to plaintiffs Bloom, Abbott, Pollock, Waskow and Washington Peace Center. The five FBI defendants, the District, and Wilson and Herlihy of MPD were found liable to plaintiffs Hobson, Eaton and Booker. One plaintiff, Washington Area Women Strike for Peace, was found not to have been injured by any of defendants' activities. 41 All defendants were found liable for compensatory damages. In addition, all of the FBI defendants, and Wilson and Herlihy of MPD, were found liable for punitive damages. 37 Five plaintiffs recovered $93,750 each, and three recovered $81,062.50 each. Individual defendants' liability ranged from $75,000 to $9,375. 38