Punitive damages

and damages as set forth above, all of which are in direct violation of the common law and Statutes of the State of South Carolina. 15. Ameche is therefore informed and believes that he is entitled to judgment against Congden and Maple for actual and general damages as well as punitive damages. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff, Carl Ameche, prays for judgment against the Defendants, Margie Congden, Leroy Congden, and Maple Meadows Campground, for actual, consequential, special, and punitive damages…

imposed on it through this act. The first reform that took place was changes in joint and several liability. The act states the following: In any action for personal injury, medical injury, property damage, or wrongful death, the liability of each defendant for compensatory or punitive damages shall be several only and shall not be joint. Each…

thereby liable for the death of the child. Forms of Damages In the event of a wrongful death, damages may come in a number of forms depending on the circumstances surrounding the case. Possible forms of damages include: o Pecuniary-This is related to financial loss, such as the deceased's income, insurance policy, pension, potential inheritance, and other finances that would have been shared with their beneficiaries o Compensatory-This type of damage is intended to compensate the deceased's…

outlets. In 1982, Mr.Chow of New York decided to take action against Gault and Millau stating that the review Yves wrote was deficient in truth and contained “false” and “defamatory” allegations. He filed for $10,000 in compensatory damages as well as $250,000 in punitive damages. In plaintiff’s account, they denied the allegations and claimed that they could provide live demonstration of Mr. Chow chef, Sik Chung Lam prepares their specialty pancakes and a video footage of Mr. Chow’s chefs…

INTENTIONAL TORT ACTIONS DOLLY COULD BRING AGAINST CARL Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (p. 140). Dolly could show that: 1. Carl committed an act of extreme or outrageous conduct by lying to the human resources manager to get her fired; 2. He intended to cause her severe emotional distress by purposefully lying to the H.R. manager; 3. She suffered from severe emotional distress from being fired as a result of Carl’s false statements; and 4. Carl’s false statements were the cause of…

Facts: This case was brought about when Jean Price, the plaintiff, filed a lawsuit against Lorene Ellis and Henrietta Glayson, the defendant and co-defendant, claiming that they had maliciously and falsely accused ms. Price of adultery and defamed Ms. Price’s reputation to her husband. On May 9th, 1995, Ms. Glayson called the plaintiff’s husband to inform him that his wife, who was three months pregnant, had an affair with another man and that the child Ms. Price was carrying could possibly be…

that they were looking for were not there but a different family who just bought the house one month prior. The Martinez family bought the house of the suspected drug dealers. When the officers conducted the search they broke the door and did other damages to the household. While arresting the Martinez family the…

The case that I chose to represent misappropriation of trade secret was Mattel, INC v. MGA Entertainment, INC also known as Barbie v. Bratz. This particular case struck my interests because Barbie© was a very influential toy in my childhood in result I promoted the use of entertainment by Barbie© to my daughter. This case was very enlightening due to the history of these two companies and how each of them posed a threat to one another. Also, threatening the complete future existence of Bratz©.…

stamp was not damaged, in order to buy it. Because of the intentional or unintentional failure to disclose this material fact about the stamp Phillips lost $7800 that he paid for the stamp. If Phillips can prove that Stamp Champ knew about the water damage done to the stamp and decided not to disclose this to him at the time of the sale it constitutes Fraudulent Nondisclosure. In the case that he can’t prove that Stamp Champ knew about this fact, he can try to win the lawsuit for Negligence. A…

the Chevrolet dealership in may 2015. The plaintiff is seeking a trial by jury for compensation for lost wages and fringe benefits, reinstatement, front pay, punitive damages, attorney fees, expenses, costs and all other relief as the court deems proper. According to Gibson, he had lost income, benefits and also suffered damages. The damages also included the embarassment and humiliation he experienced because of how he was treated at Leson Chevrolet. In the complaint, he was not allowed to be…