Punitive Damages After An Accident

Originally published by Travis Patterson.

Punitive damages, also called exemplary damages, are damages that may be awarded after an accident in a civil trial as a penalty for severe misconduct or gross negligence. Punitive damages are intended to punish the person who has acted recklessly and are also meant to deter others from behaving in a similarly negligent way. Punitive […]

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