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punitive damages - that is, the fine is designed to be large enough to stop a company from being able to just budget in fines and ignore the law. That won't be
by olliej 5y ago
punitive damages - that is, the fine is designed to be large enough to stop a company from being able to just budget in fines and ignore the law.
That won't be the final settlement, just as in the McDonald's hot coffee incident they'll have a final out of court settlement for a much lower amount.
- halfdan 5y agoIsn't your second paragraph contradicting the first? If the final amount is much smaller then it won't be punitive.
- hans-moleman 5y agoNo. It’s theoretical vs actual.
- kristianp 5y agoDoes mr Diaz receive the punitive portion or just the smaller portion?