Sentences with phrase «egregious conduct which»

Punitive damages are also available in many jurisdictions to punish defendants in those cases involving particularly egregious conduct which demonstrates a reckless or wanton disregard for the safety of the public.

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Congress, which has voted the funds for these agencies (NASA and NOAA, for instance), must be held responsible to subpoena the agency officials and records and to see to it that the culpable individuals are fired and prosecuted for their egregious criminal conduct.

On appeal the Cains argued that the trial court erred by giving Instruction 10 which included language that noted «punitive damages are generally not favored and should be awarded only in cases involving egregious conduct.»

The Virginia Supreme Court agreed with their position and noted that the code section upon which the instruction was based did not include the necessity that the jury find that the conduct was «egregious.»

Punitive Damages — Punitive damages are available in cases in which the conduct of the defendant is established to have been particularly egregious.

If the party responsible for an individual's catastrophic injuries engaged in especially egregious conduct, such as drunk driving, violent assault, very dangerous business practices, concealing known dangers from the public, or other grossly negligent or misleading behavior, the court may even find that the responsible party owes punitive damages, which are meant to punish the wrongdoer and deter future bad conduct.

For a proprietary claim to succeed, and irrespective of how egregious is the defendant's conduct, the defendant must have either assets of the claimant or assets which are substitutes of the assets the defendant appropriated.