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In Australia, punitive damages are not available for breach of contract, [5] but are possible for tort cases.. The law is less settled regarding equitable wrongs. In Harris v Digital Pulse Pty Ltd, [6] the defendant employees knowingly breached contractual and fiduciary duties to their employer by diverting business to themselves and misusing its confidential information.
A prayer for relief, in the law of civil procedure, is a portion of a complaint in which the plaintiff describes the remedies that the plaintiff seeks from the court. For example, the plaintiff may ask for an award of compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees, an injunction to make the defendant stop a certain activity, or all of these.
Punitive damages The maliciousness and willingness of the defendant to carry out certain wrongful acts are typically what compel the court to impose punitive damages. Since the intention of punitive damages is typically not to compensate the plaintiff, it is often that only a part of it would be awarded to the plaintiff at the discretion of ...
The total damages of $753,500 amounts to $191,500 in compensatory damages for emotional distress and punitive damages under OSHA laws. ... the nail technician who filed an OSHA complaint in 2020 ...
In short, the complaint concludes, “Copperfield must be held accountable for his misconduct.” The condo board is demanding a total of $7.5 million, plus yet-to-be-determined punitive damages ...
Filed in the California Superior Court in San Bernardino County, the two-part verdict filed this week said Jesus Fonseca should receive $25 million in punitive damages and $9.7 million in actual ...
Punitive damages (sums intended to punish the defendant) may be awarded in addition to actual damages intended to compensate the plaintiff. Punitive damage awards generally require a higher showing than mere negligence, but lower than intention. For instance, grossly negligent, reckless, or outrageous conduct may be grounds for an award of ...
“Tesla is not liable to Plaintiff for punitive damages because neither Tesla nor any of its officers, directors, or managing agents committed any alleged oppressive, fraudulent, or malicious ...