On Wed, 17 Aug 2016 01:11:09 +0200, Jonathan Hall said: > And either way, defamation requires some form of punitive damage be proven in > order to act ually win that case.
In addition to the other things already pointed out, punitive damage doesn't need to be proven. *Actual* damages have to be proven. Punitive damages are damages added as punishment, to make sure the responsible party learned their lesson. So fir instance, if a corporation's negligence results in a worker's death, his family may be awarded $5M in actual damages for the loss of their loved one - and then another $20 million in punitive damages, to make the corporation (and possibly the industry segment as a whole) take notice that sort of negligent behavior will not be tolerated....
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