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Invading The Realm Of The Dead: Exploring The (Im)Propriety Of Punitive Damage Awards Against Estates, Emily Himes Iversen Apr 2014

Invading The Realm Of The Dead: Exploring The (Im)Propriety Of Punitive Damage Awards Against Estates, Emily Himes Iversen

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Punitive damages are traditionally understood, at least in part, as damages designed to punish. It should therefore come as no surprise that, in the majority of states that have decided the issue, courts have chosen not to allow punitive damage awards against the estates of deceased tortfeasors. After all, the tortfeasor can no longer be punished (at least by tort awards). Nonetheless, punitive damages can also serve other purposes, such as deterrence. This Note argues that Michigan, a state which has not yet taken a stance, should adopt the minority position that allows punitive damages to be awarded against estates. …


Ascertaining The Burden Of Proof For An Award For Punitive Damages In New York? Consult Your Local Appellate Division, Leon D. Lazer, John R. Higgitt Jan 2009

Ascertaining The Burden Of Proof For An Award For Punitive Damages In New York? Consult Your Local Appellate Division, Leon D. Lazer, John R. Higgitt

Touro Law Review

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Punitive Damages Reform-State Legislatures Can And Should Meet The Challenge Issued By The Supreme Court Of The United States In Haslip, Victor F. Schwartz, Mark A. Behrens Jan 1993

Punitive Damages Reform-State Legislatures Can And Should Meet The Challenge Issued By The Supreme Court Of The United States In Haslip, Victor F. Schwartz, Mark A. Behrens

American University Law Review

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Punitive Damages Reform-State Legislatures Can And Should Meet The Challenge Issued By The Supreme Court Of The United States In Haslip, Victor F. Schwartz, Mark A. Behrens Jan 1993

Punitive Damages Reform-State Legislatures Can And Should Meet The Challenge Issued By The Supreme Court Of The United States In Haslip, Victor F. Schwartz, Mark A. Behrens

American University Law Review

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A Perspective On The Michigan Law Of Damages, John W. Reed Jan 1978

A Perspective On The Michigan Law Of Damages, John W. Reed

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So also the subject of damages. There are some general principles, but damages is not a coherent body of law. It is small wonder that no one is writing books about it and that law schools do not provide courses in it. The standard, most widely cited text is McCormick on Damages, yet that book was published in 1935. There is no more recent book of consequence bearing that title. Professor Dan Dobbs's 1973 volume entitled Remedies contains, as one part of the book, an excellent analysis of recent damages developments; but McCormick continues to be the benchmark. As a …