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Mississippi Jury Instruction - Damages Instruction - Compensatory vs. Punitive

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Damages are awarded for suffering injury while compensation stands on a higher footing."Damages" on the other hand constitute the sum of money, claimed or adjudged to be paid in compensation for loss or injury sustained, the value estimated in money, of something lost or withheld.

Compensatory damages are intended to compensate the plaintiff of a lawsuit with enough money to cover the loss caused by the defendant.Actual damages are intended to provide the monetary amount necessary to replace what was lost and nothing more.

Compensatory damages are generally the most identifiable and concrete type of damages. These include amounts for lost income, property damages, and medical care resulting from the Defendant's misconduct.

A lawsuit in District Court usually involves actual damages. Actual damages are the amount of money the Court will allow for the actual harm that you have suffered because of: Some action by the other side or. Something that the other side failed to do (that they should have done).

In many jurisdictions, punitive damages are inappropriate if there was no award of compensatory damages. Many appellate courts have ruled that a simple liability finding without an award of compensatory damages is not enough to support a punitive damages award.

Compensatory And Punitive Damages The compensatory damages awarded to plaintiffs are designed to give justice to them after being wronged. Punitive damages are designed to prevent others from being hurt by the same or similar actions.

The compensatory damages awarded to plaintiffs are designed to give justice to them after being wronged. Punitive damages are designed to prevent others from being hurt by the same or similar actions.

There are 3 types of damages in personal injury claims: economic damages, noneconomic damages, and punitive damages.

DEFINITION. In Black's Law dictionary 'punitive/ exemplary damages' is defined as 'Damages awarded in addition to actual damages when the defendant acted with recklessness, malice, or deceit; specif., damages assessed by way of penalizing the wrongdoer or making an example to others.

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Mississippi Jury Instruction - Damages Instruction - Compensatory vs. Punitive