Punitive damages: perception and reality

This article reports and discusses the results of an empirical study of punitive damages, which damages are awarded in order to punish and deter the defendant rather than to compensate the claimant for loss. We examined all electronically available cases in which punitive damages were sought that we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Goudkamp, J, Katsampouka, E
Format: Journal article
Published: Legalease 2017