in tort action, a judge has awarded the plaintiff $50,000 in compensaroty damages. What are the compensatory damages?
Compensatory damages are money awarded to a plaintiff to compensate for damages, injury, or another incurred loss. Compensatory damages are awarded in civil court cases where loss has occurred as a result of the negligence or unlawful conduct of another party.
in tort action, a judge has awarded the plaintiff $50,000 in compensaroty damages. What are the...
What type of damages are awarded to a Plaintiff to try and make the plaintiff whole and put her or him in the same position that she or he would have been in had the tort not occurred.”
Under tort law, compensatory damages are awarded in order to A. compensate individuals who are injured as a result of the intentional behavior of others. B. compensate individuals who are injured as a result of the negligent behavior of others C. punish those who injure others intentionally D. deter others from taking risks. Reset Selection
A jury awards a plaintiff $200,000 in damages in a sexual harassment case, a federal district court judge reduced the award to $45,000. The judge did so because at the time of the jury's verdict, the plaintiff's employer had twenty-five employees, and Title VII caps damages for employers with no more that 100 employees at a maximum of $50,000. However, three years earlier, when the harassment occurred, the employer had 235 employees. Was the judge correct in capping damages awarded...
3. Monahan accidentally injures Trevor. Damages that are intended to compensate or reimburse a plaintiff for actual losses are a. compensatory damages. b. reimbursement damages. c. actual damages. d. punitive damages
Define and discuss the types of damages that may be awarded if a claim is pursued under a tort.
1. You have lost a civil lawsuit and the judge has awarded damages to the litigator and you are ordered to pay $20,000 to the bailiff immediately. You plead with the judge that you can’t raise that sort of scratch immediately – she asks you how much you CAN pay now. You say, $5,000. She orders you to pay $5,000 now followed by four additional checks each for $5,000, each month beginning a month from now. At a periodic interest...
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QUESTION 33 The contributory negligence defense allows a defendant to prevent the judge from applying ratio decidendi. Oabsolutely bar a plaintiff from recovery, if the plaintiff contributed to his/her own injury O disqualify a plaintiff from petitioning for a writ of ceriorari O request for rescission as a O reduce damages awarded a plaintiff who has played a role in causing his/her injury legal remedy QUESTION 34 The courts have generally defined just compensation in terms...
3) A jury awards a hotel guest $5,000,000 in damages for the psychological trauma that left the guest unable to sleep due to the hotel's negligence that resulted in the guest’s serious injuries sustained after an armed assault. What type of damages has the court awarded this guest? Select one: a. Penalizing damages b. Punitive damages c. Compensatory damages d. Retaliatory damages
6) (5 pts) Punitive Damages: In Cryts v. Ford Motor Company 571 S.W2d 683, (Missouri Court of Appeals), Mr. Crtys suffered paraplegia when his 1957 Ford Thunderbird was struck by another car and he was thrown into the armrest. The plaintiff produced evidence from an expert witness that the armrest was defective, in that it was constructed of hard plastic with minimal energy-absorbing capacity; that it was lightly padded; and that its pointed shape was such as to concentrate the...
3- what is tort? 6-Describe the two major theories used by the courts to determine damages? 7-Sam contract to buy an asset from Pam for $205,000, but six months later, Pam says no to the sale. The asset is now worth $325,000. What would the damages be under the benefit-of bargain rule? 8-What five major factors are required for the benefit-of the bargain computation? 9-Describe the four major ways to calculate lost profits?