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WILSON ELSER PUNITIVE DAMAGES REVIEW
www.wilsonelser.comPunitive damages are not to compensate for plaintiffs’ losses. In many jurisdictions, the level of punitive damages is considered only after a jury has awarded the plaintiffs their compensatory damages. As such, punitive damages are a means of securing an award beyond plaintiffs’ compensatory losses.
Punitive Damages: There is No Single Digit Ratio …
www.pillsburycoleman.comPUNITIVE DAMAGES: THERE ISNO SINGLE DIGIT RATIO RULE NO SINGLE-DIGIT RATIO RULE There is a dangerous conception that sinceState Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., v. Campbell, (2003) 538 U.S. 408 there is now a single digit ratio rule between compensatory damages and punitive damages, such that punitive damages
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eeo21.comUNCLASSIFIED (U) COMPENSATORY DAMAGES FORM (NOTIFICATION) (U) If you intend to seek compensatory damages in the form of pecuniary losses (e.g.,
Lawsuits, Awards, and Settlements Audit Techniques Guide
www.irs.govGenerally, punitive damages are not awarded for simple breach of contract or negligent tort. They are added to any compensatory damages where the defendant acted recklessly, with malice or deceit, or in any other manner that would justify penalizing the wrongdoer or making an