Countering the consideration of extra-legal factors in damage award decisions
Compensatory and punitive awards were created to serve two separate and distinct purposes: to compensate the plaintiff for his/her injuries and to punish the defendant for negligent conduct, respectively. Thus, defendant characteristics should have no impact on compensatory award decisions. Extensiv...
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FIU Digital Commons
2000
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| Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2052 http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3307&context=etd |