Essays Tagged: "Punitive damages"
In what circumstances is it possible for a court to award exemplary damages in tort?
I. IntroductionExemplary damages, also known as punitive damages, are granted in some tort cases to "express the court's disapproval of what the def ... on the front door. Deputy Judge Yeung held that "the outrageous conduct of the defendant calls for punitive damages" .IV. Category ThreeThe last category in Rookes v Barnard is where statutes express ... y subsection (3), the District Court may-...(f) order that the respondent shall pay to the claimant punitive or exemplary damages" .In Ma Bik Yung v Ko Chuen , $5000 of exemplary damages and a total o ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Race Discrimination & Title VII
scrimination that is intentional as well as unintentional. The law also allows for compensatory and punitive damages, where appropriate, as well as jury trials (Bennett-Alexander, 2003, p.91).In order ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Chapter 10 in Law 12 textbook
alf at the trial to support these claims.3. Using examples, distinguish between nominal and punitive damages.Nominal damages- a small sum of money awarded to a plaintiff who has won a civil ac ... awarded for a moral victory. Ex: someone who trespasses on your property but does not do any damagePunitive damages- money awarded to a plaintiff, as a deterrent, for the purpose of punishing the def ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Tax Research
er the $6,500 of the award for covering the medical expenses and the $20,000 of the court award for punitive damages are includible in or excludible from the gross income of Ron Thompson.(2) Whether R ... 1) invasions of his physical pain, suffering and disability; (2) medical expenses incurred; and (3) punitive damages.Category 1. Elements of a Personal Injury.Because taxpayer received the proceeds un ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting
Disparate Impact / Disparate Treatment Case Study - MGT434
added the additional benefit of allowing the violated party to attempt recovery of compensatory and punitive damages for willful and intentional violation of Title VII.Two specific acts prohibited by ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Employment Law
1991, the act was amended again and it now provides solutions for the complaining party to recover punitive damages if he/she can prove discrimination by the employer took place. However, the followi ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
State and Case Law Relationship
awarded 17 white police officers from Milwaukee Police Department $2.2 million in compensatory and punitive damages and an additional $1.5 million to compensate for loss of higher salaries they would ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Employment Law Case Pertaining to Race
awarded 17 white police officers from Milwaukee Police Department $2.2 million in compensatory and punitive damages and an additional $1.5 million to compensate for loss of higher salaries they would ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism
Disparate Impact/Disparate Treatment Case Study
later passed allowing the charging party to a jury trial and an attempt to recover compensatory and punitive damages for violation of Title VII. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 was amended a ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases
Employment Laws, Health and Safety and Labor Relations.
In 1991, the act was amended again and now provides solutions for the complaining party to recover punitive damages if he or she can prove discrimination by the employer took place. However, the foll ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
Forensic Evaluations: Research in Psychology
y research of forensic evaluations, I learned that without them there is no way of knowing how much punitive damages a plaintiff should be awarded, or which parent is best suited to have custody of a ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
InterClean Generic Benchmarking: Wal-Mart and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
union leaders and workers in order to avoid any chaos or strikes which may lead to heavy losses or damages to the company. The human resource policies provide to be fair and concerned with its employ ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management
BUG, Inc. Paper
ght infringement. The violation of the Espionage Act is punishable by law of criminal penalties and punitive damages fine of up to $10 million per act as well as 25 years for a foreign countries parti ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Business and Law
n they sue. Raising all three legal theories maximizes the potential for injured persons to recover punitive damages awarded because a manufacturer grossly abused his duty to provide a safe product. I ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers