Illustrate Punitive Damages

Question

Illustrate what do you mean by Punitive Damages?

Answer 1

Punitive damages are rare. They are awarded to punish a defendant who has acted in a “harsh, vindictive, reprehensible and malicious” manner.  The Supreme Court also requires that punitive damages be proportional to the tort and “no more than necessary to punish the defendant, deter wrongdoers, or convey denunciation of the defendant’s conduct.”