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If you are ever caught in a car accident, there are a few things you must do right away. First, you should make sure your hea…
Punitive damages, or exemplary damages, are damages assessed in order to punish the defendant for outrageous conduct and/or to reform or deter the defendant and others from engaging in conduct similar to that which formed the basis of the lawsuit.
Punitive damages are award in addition to any compensatory or other damages, increasing the plaintiff’s total award. There are rules governing the award of punitive damages. they are most commonly awarded in cases in which the compensatory damages seem to be an inadequate remedy, and because of the defendant’s egregious conduct.
You could be forced to pay compensatory and consequential [money] damages, which is the most common remedy for a breach of co…
In mid-December 2018, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that Tennessee’s statutory cap on punitive damages violates the right to trial by jury under the Tennessee …
Jennifer Zuniga was walking on the sidewalk when a vehicle struck her from behind, injuring her. zuniga sued the driver, Chri…
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In Part 1 of our alert on a recent case decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, we examined the facts of Lindenberg v. Jackson Nat’l Life Ins. Co. and noted the importance of the d…
Loss Of Consortium. loss of consortium n. the inability of one’s spouse to have normal marital relations, which is a euphemism for sexual intercourse. Such loss arises as a claim for damages when a spouse has been injured and cannot participate in sexual relations for a period of time or permanently due to the injury, or suffers from
Punitive damages are a way of punishing the defendant in a civil lawsuit and are based on the theory that the interests of society and the individual harmed can be …