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Why does the plaintiff receive the statutory damages? This is similar to a fine in that they are support to force the violator into complying, not to give a pay
by lokedhs 7y ago
Why does the plaintiff receive the statutory damages? This is similar to a fine in that they are support to force the violator into complying, not to give a payout much larger than the financial loss of the victim.
The obvious solution here is that the government takes a portion of this money to remove the gambling-like incentives.