PLA 3277 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Slippery Slope, Punitive Damages
23 Aug 2016
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Tort- a civil action for which the victim receives damages. Medium intent: negligence: willful and want on intent. Between intentional and wanton torts of negligence, there will be punitive damages. Tort - civil action to compensate for damages for a wrong recognized by society. Other purposes to assign responsibility, deter wrong doing. Tort cases: criminal is the state vs bad guy. Inside a civil case there is no right of the right of the 5th. Contract law is composed by the individuals to the contract. A tort cause of action as well as a tort contract, may be criminal, a court, or a contract. Relationship between tort law and other areas of the law. Punitive damages (only when physically hurt, and leads to tort cause of action) Balance between plaintiff"s need for protection and defendant"s claim of freedom. Effect on society if fault is found or not found (financial, deterrence)
