exemplary damages
punitive damages

First, let me note that one or more of these issues ask for real, punitive, and exemplary damages.

He claims extraordinary sums in general, special and exemplary damages.

Punitive or exemplary damages, which are used to punish the party at fault.

This can sometimes lead to a fine balancing act between claims for compensatory and exemplary damages.

He was vindicated by securing judgment for both actual and exemplary damages with costs.

The CA said there was no evidence to support the award of actual, moral and exemplary damages.

Punitive and exemplary damages are denied; there are no grounds.

The court rejected a claim by Factortame for exemplary damages.

The company is also asking for exemplary damages, interest, attorneys' fees and other costs that could bring the total to $1 billion or more.

Also the union had to pay aggravated and exemplary damages amounting to over £125,000.

Max Mosley: asking for an unprecedented award of punitive exemplary damages.

The writer knows of no case prior to 1964 in which exemplary damages were awarded in a personal injuries claim.

An award of exemplary damages should be made "to show that the law cannot be mocked as it was in this case", he said.

Exemplary damages are not awarded in order to compensate the claimant, but to punish the offender.

However she later joined the majority of her party in voting for exemplary damages to be a default consequence to deter press misbehaviour.

He had to spend three weeks in Deaconesses' Hospital, over and above which he demanded exemplary damages.

The lawsuit sought $1.5 billion in punitive and exemplary damages but was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.

Another head of damages that can be awarded is called "punitive damages", or sometimes "exemplary damages".

"The companies were also issued show-cause notices as to why exemplary damages should not be imposed on them for indulging in environmental vandalism."

It also asks for $12.5 billion in actual, moral and exemplary damages and $12.5 million more in expenses.

Plaintiffs who prevail may recover actual damages including mental anguish as well as exemplary damages, and any reasonable attorney fees.

Gretzky seeks $1 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in exemplary damages.

The Arthur's sought to obtain aggravated and exemplary damages for malicious falsehood and tortious interference with their car.

Due to the Scheme's no-fault basis, people who have suffered personal injury do not have the right to sue an at-fault party, except for exemplary damages.

The jury awarded them $4 million in actual damages and a stunning $200 million in exemplary damages.

But states without punitive damages would not have to allow them.

"They wanted to make a statement to that effect, which is what punitive damages do."

Punitive damages are not available against the federal, state or local governments.

Under law, the county is not liable for punitive damages.

And, they said, the need to punish their companies with punitive damages was past.

The suit was for five million dollars, most of it punitive damages.

The first vote was on whether to award any punitive damages at all.

Individuals are not allowed to claim punitive damages against companies.

Punitive damages come down only when a jury is angry.

A single industry fund to pay potential punitive damages would be established.

Without the possibility of punitive damages, they said, most lawyers will not take these cases.

Punitive damages are sometimes available against an individual who made a public false statement of fact.

He wanted his phone back, plus a million bucks in punitive damages.

The Court will also revisit the punitive damages issue this year.

Then the jury is to decide on the size of punitive damages.

To be sure, investors are trying to collect punitive damages.

Even so, Ray had never known his father to resort to punitive damages.

Across the country, states are experimenting with new rules for punitive damages.

But, he added, "I was hoping the punitive damages would be a little higher."

But they give up the right to all other types of compensation, including punitive damages.

He wants to see all of the money, plus punitive damages, returned to the foundation.

These punitive damages awards can be quite substantial in some cases.

"I think punitive damages are the exception rather than the rule," he said.

Under the new law, a separate hearing would have to be held to determine punitive damages.

Next comes a short hearing in which the jury will decide the punitive damages.