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A plaintiff may seek money to compensate for the damages, or may ask the court to order the defendant to stop the conduct that is causing the harm. The court may also order other types of relief, such as a declaration of the legal rights of the plaintiff in a particular situation.
Punitive Damages in Tort Law In the case of tort liability, courts may choose to apply punitive damages. However, they will typically only do so if the plaintiff can prove that the defendant engaged in an intentional tort and/or engaged in wanton and willful misconduct.
Proving damages Proving compensatory damages typically requires presenting documentation such as receipts, testimony from the plaintiff or other witnesses about the impact of the tort on the plaintiff's life, and, in some cases, expert testimony.
Proving negligence by itself might result in compensatory damages, but remember, it won't be enough to secure punitive ones. This means you'll need to present evidence that the defendant either acted intentionally or with such a high degree of recklessness or gross negligence that punitive damages should be awarded.
Generally the courts have held that the acts of a defendant for which the plaintiff is awarded punitive or exemplary damages must be characterized by being wanton, wilful, reckless, or malicious.