Jury Instructions: Compensatory, Nominal and Punitive Damages
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2020
- Today we want to look at the jury instructions regarding compensatory, nominal, and punitive damages.
Compensatory damages are awarded to get you back to where you were before the bad event.
Nominal damages are awarded when there's evidence that the plaintiff has been harmed, but the plaintiff can't prove the amount.
Punitive damages are awarded when you can clearly convince the jury that the defendant has acted wantonly, maliciously, fraudulently, or in an oppressive manner.
The jury gets to decide whether or not they award punitive damages.
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"No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers."
We appreciate you very much for sharing your knowledgeable information . Thank you.
You are most welcome -- thanks for commenting!
John Watts
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Amazing content. You educate with good intent.
Thank you for the comment! Have a great day....
Is exemplary and punitive the same but just referred different in different states? Im in Michigan where we do not have punitive damages but we have exemplary damages. Thanks
I believe so -- punitive puts more emphasis on punishment. Exemplary is more of being an example (deterrence). But in my understanding, they are the same -- just different names. :)
Thanks!
John