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  • Punitive Damages

    Punitive damages are awarded in cases where the conduct of the defendant is deemed to be so outrageous that justice is only served by adding a penalty over and above compensatory damages. (1) Introduction to Damages in Tort Law There are three kinds of torts, and in two of them (negligent […]

  • Punitive Damages

    Punitive damages are awarded in cases where the conduct of the defendant is deemed to be so outrageous that justice is only served by adding a penalty over and above compensatory damages. (1) Introduction to Damages in Tort Law There are three kinds of torts, and in two of them (negligent […]

  • Compensatory Damages

    An award of money damages to make the plaintiff whole, as opposed to additional damages (punitive) that punish the defendant or make an example of defendant. (1) Tort Law Since the purpose of tort law is to compensate the victim for harm actually done, damages are usually measured by the […]

  • Compensatory Damages

    An award of money damages to make the plaintiff whole, as opposed to additional damages (punitive) that punish the defendant or make an example of defendant. (1) Tort Law Since the purpose of tort law is to compensate the victim for harm actually done, damages are usually measured by the […]

  • Tort Liability

    Tort Liability Dimensions of Tort Liability There is a clear moral basis for recovery through the legal system where the defendant has been careless (negligent) or has intentionally caused harm. Using the concepts that we are free and autonomous beings with basic rights, we can see that when others interfere with either our freedom or…

  • Legal subjects

    Legal subjects List of legal subjects proposed by the Encyclopedia: Academic list: Administrative law Administrative law Admiralty & Maritime Advanced Legal concepts Advanced Legal Research (Year) Advocacy Agency law Agriculture Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Analysis of the Law (Federal) Analysis of the Law (State) Animal law Animal law and Policy in U.S. Law Antitrust &…

  • Theories of Tort Law: Justice, Rights, and Duties

    Main source: Coleman, Jules and Mendlow, Gabriel, “Theories of Tort Law “, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2010 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Related: causation: in the law | contracts, theories of | criminal law, theories of | justice: distributive | property and ownership | rights Theories of Tort Law :…

  • Theories of Tort Law: Economic Analysis

    Main source: Coleman, Jules and Mendlow, Gabriel, “Theories of Tort Law “, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2010 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Theories of Tort Law : Economic Analysis Rather than surveying the range of economic theories, this entry focuses in depth on what is arguably the dominant strain of…

  • Theories of Tort Law

    Main source: Coleman, Jules and Mendlow, Gabriel, “Theories of Tort Law”, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2010 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Theories of Tort Law Tort is a branch of private law. The other main branches are contract, property, and restitution (sometimes known as unjust enrichment). Section 1 offers a…