BLAW 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Punitive Damages, Damages, Contributory Negligence
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Defences more will be said about specific defences when individual torts are discussed since the defence varies depending on the tort. Limits to damages in torts in tort law, there are various legal limits to compensation for losses suffered as not every conceivable loss of a plaintiff can be compensated. These include: lack of causation the defendant"s action did not cause the plaintiff"s damages: too remote . Compensatory damages compensatory damages require the defendant to pay for the losses the plaintiff suffered as a result of the tort. As noted earlier when comparing torts and contracts, the goal is to put the plaintiff back to the position the plaintiff enjoyed before the tort occurred. Special damages compensate the victim for out-of-pocket expenses that are fairly easy to quantify, e. g. , medical bills, the cost of repairing a car, or actual lost wages.
