Theresa Watkins works at a bottling plant as a product quality inspector. One day, several bottles of juice broke and spilled on the floor of the plant. Rather than stopping production until the spill and broken glass could be properly cleaned, the plant manager ordered production to continue, with plans to have it cleaned at the end of the day. Unfortunately, Theresa slipped on the juice and fell, suffering broken bones and severe lacerations. Theresa had to miss four weeks of work as a result. Assuming the plant manager's decision to leave the spill was negligent, what damages can Theresa recover?
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b. Punitive damages
There's in this context can claim damages above the simple compensation because this is an act caused due to voluntary negligence and hence she can charge the manager for damages as well.
Theresa Watkins works at a bottling plant as a product quality inspector. One day, several bottles...