BLW 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Tort Reform, Punitive Damages, False Arrest
2 Dec 2018
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Some actions can be both a tort and a crime: a tort is committed when: i. ii. iii. iv. A duty owed by one person to another. Injury or damage to the owner of a legally protected interest. b. In a tort action, the injured part sues to recover compensation for the injury sustained as a result of the defendant"s wrongful conduct. i. Punitive, or exemplary damages: damages over and above the amount necessary to compensate the plaintiff: tort reform: limits liability by restricting damages or narrowing claims. Approaches to tort reform include; i. ii. iii. iv. Laws abolishing joint and several liability or limiting the application of this rule. Where joint and several liability is abolished, each one of the several defendants is liable only for his share of the plaintiff"s damages. Laws adding defenses to certain types of tort actions. Laws capping noneconomic damages- so-called pain and suffering awards. v.
