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A jury awards an injured claimant $300,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. The punitive portion is best described as:
a.repayment of the claimant's medical bills
b.the value of the claimant's future lost earnings
c.a sum meant to punish and deter the wrongdoer
d.an award restoring the claimant's actual losses
Giải thích
Punitive damages punish conduct a court finds willful, malicious, or grossly reckless and deter its repetition; they go beyond making the claimant whole. Medical bills, future lost earnings, and restoration of actual losses are all compensatory and make up the $300,000 portion of this award. Many liability policies do not cover punitive damages, and whether they may be insured at all is a question decided under each state's law.
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