Civil Remedies

The purpose of civil remedies is..

• to end the pain and suffering

• to restore the plaintiff to their original position

• to put the defendant in prison

• to make the plaintiff's life more difficult

Specific damages are awarded for..

• long term pain and suffering

• short term pain

• things that are easily calculate-such as medical bills

• things that are easily calculated- such as emotional harm

aggravated damages are awarded when the plaintiffs feelings have been injured

• True

• False

contemptuous damages are awarded when..

• the court feels the plaintiff has wasted the court's time, despite having a legal right to damages

• the court feels the defendant has wasted the cour'ts time

• the court feels the defendants conduct was significant

• the court aims to punish the defendant.

general damages are awarded for..

• things that are easily calculated- such as medical bills

• wasting the courts time

• punishing the defendant

• things that are hard to calculate, such as long term pain and suffering

nominal damages are..

• a small amount of money because the plaintiff was in the wrong

• a large amount of money to punish the defendant

• a small amount of money, but the plaintiff wants to prove a point

• a small amount of money because the courts time was wasted.

exemplary damages are awarded to..

• punish the defendant

• punish the plaintiff

• compensate for long term pain and suffering

• compensate for medical bills

A mandatory injunction is a court order...

• stopping someone from doing something

• compelling someone to do something

• an urgent order

• a permanent order.

Damages can achieve their purpose when..

• the loss is purely economic

• the loss is a significant injury

• the loss results in lifelong pain and suffering

• there isn't a loss

Compensatory damages can be..

• general, specific and nominal

• specific, general and aggravated

• aggravated, general and exemplary

• general, specific and contemptuous