Punitive damages, which are meant to punish and deter, are imposed on top of compensatory damages, which aim to make plaintiffs whole.
The central question in many recent punitive damages cases has been the appropriate ratio between compensatory damages, which are meant to make plaintiffs whole, and punitive damages, which are meant to punish the defendant.
I'm uncomfortable.' Duggan ignored Plaintiff and continued to pump and pound her legs and removed her shoes, which made Plaintiff feel even more vulnerable and Scared.
Parks became a focal point for national media coverage, while Colvin and four other women were made plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, the case that, rising to the Supreme Court, got bus segregation declared unconstitutional.
For the most part, however, these disputes are settled out of court, making plaintiffs subject to gag orders.
But it was about to be transformed by the explosion in mass tort litigation, which would make some plaintiff lawyers extremely rich.
"There is no way to make a plaintiff whole after an unconstitutional election happens.
"Very simply, the purpose is to make the plaintiff become the defendant," he said, in order to draw attention away from the abuse committed by the officers.
Still, he refused to commit to a blanket recusal from those suits, even after Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass). said failing to do so would make Pruitt "plaintiff, defendant, judge and jury" on issues related to clean air and water.
They are unable to find lawyers who think they would make good plaintiffs, or they are simply too daunted.
