The Insurability of Punitive Damages in Louisiana Non-insurability of punitive damages in Argentina: an economic analysis of law explanation [Electronic version]. InDret, 3. CCH Huckabay 被引量: 0发表: 1988年 A Policyholder's Paradise Lost? An Insured's Perspective on the Insurability of Punitive...
Looks at a law introduced in Louisiana which abolishes punitive damages for all lawsuits in the state with exemption to sex offenses and drunken driving charges. When the law became effective; Reference to prior laws in Louisiana pertaining to p...
Jury denies punitive damages in Exxon exposure case 来自 EBSCO 喜欢 0 阅读量: 18 作者: Cornitius, Tim 摘要: Reports on a ruling by a Louisiana jury refusing to award punitive damages to a former employee who sued Exxon Chemical. Rejection of claims by the plaintiff that he suffered ...
Punitive damages are also called “exemplary damages,” which are damages assessed in the legal process to punish a defendant for negligence. ... Individuals can also be ordered to pay punitive damages that injure someone else due to negligent behavior. Examples of this would bedrunk driving or ...
Punitive damages are generally available in common law jurisdictions, but are disfavored in civil law systems. This paper argues that the main reasons for the difference are historical and cultural. Roman law and the French Revolution heaviliy influenced the civil law. Civilians were taught t...
Attorney's Fees In Louisiana Product Liability: Philippe v. Browning Arms Co. [t]he damages allowed are not excessive except in the matter of attorney's fees which are not recoverable in a suit of this character, where the act complained of is not tainted by fraud or malice."' The impli...
Trials and Tribulations of Reform Settlements with High Punitive Damages Have Businesses Calling for Tort ChangesIn September, when a Louisiana jury hit CSX Transportation withBryantFriedland, Bruce