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This document is a legal Opinion & Order from the Southern District of New York in the case of Mary Doe v. the Executors of Jeffrey Epstein's Estate. The court granted the executors' motion to dismiss the plaintiff's request for punitive damages. The judge ruled that New York law applies to the case because the torts occurred in New York, and under New York's Estates, Powers and Trusts Law (EPTL § 11-3.2(a)(1)), punitive damages cannot be awarded against the personal representatives of an estate.