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Punitive damages

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October 26, 2011 at 5:17 pm

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To be subject to liability for punitive damages, a defendant’s conduct must be willfully and wantonly reckless or malicious

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January 12, 2011 at 4:09 pm

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The imposition of sanctions may be appropriate where the attorney files a pleading or a motion with an improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation, or by asserting a claim or defense that lack the legal or evidential support required

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August 23, 2010 at 5:17 pm

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The purpose of the award of punitive damages is to deter the wrongdoer from repeating similar conduct

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July 21, 2010 at 11:30 am

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