I was reading on nascar.com about Kasey Kahne being sued over supposedly pushing that security guard down to the ground and hes suing him for 15,000 dollars, medical bills, punitive damages and some other things..what I wanted to know is, what does "punitive damages" mean?
2007-12-18 16:33:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
Punitive is Latin for "punishment" legal jargon
2007-12-18 16:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by racefanvote 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Punitive damages are damages in addition to the actual cash value of medical bills, loss of wages etc.
The amount of punitive damages is related to the net worth of the individual and the recklessness of the act.
The reason punitive damages exist is to prevent rich people from hurting others and just paying the bills. Kasey makes millions of dollars a year, if he just has to pay 15k for actual damages for hurting someone he could afford to do that 10 times a year and not be punished since he has the money. If he has to pay say 1 million in punitive damages then that can be a deterrent so it never happens again.
This in no way means Kasey is guilty, hopefully the truth will come out.
2007-12-19 00:46:22 · answer #2 · answered by beth 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
The word "Punitive" originated in California around 15 years ago and is gaining popularity. The word actually means " a way to gain money for yourself from someone else " for bullshi* that would have been laughed at prior to 15 years ago.
2007-12-19 13:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by rocketman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Punitive damages are damages not awarded in order to compensate the plaintiff, but in order to reform or deter the defendant and similar persons from pursuing a course of action such as that which damaged the plaintiff.
Punitive damages are often awarded where compensatory damages are deemed an inadequate remedy. The court may impose them to prevent under-compensation of plaintiffs, to allow redress for undetectable torts and taking some strain away from the criminal justice system
2007-12-19 12:25:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
over the medical and all that punitive means the guy wants Kasey punished to the tune of how ever much he thinks he can get from him...geesh...Kasey aint the hulk, what damage could have been done to the little "guard"
2007-12-19 05:36:08 · answer #5 · answered by mattywins 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The story I'm hearing,is that Carl Edward's and kasey Kahne
were in the garage area having word's !! And when Carl drew back like he was going strike Kasey., Kasey went into his Bruce Lee routine,and accidentally knocked the poor ole' dude down !!!
2007-12-19 01:58:03 · answer #6 · answered by Bow-legged Snake 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Beth said it better than I could! What bothers me, under the circumstances, is why the amount so low?
I think the lawyer for the guard doesn't have much!
Happy Holidays!
2007-12-19 01:23:55 · answer #7 · answered by Working Man 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
To me it means the Guards attorney doesn`t have a lot of evidence, and Kahne will settle out of court for half that much
3750.00 each
BUT if it goes to court anything can happen
we all saw what happened to OJ.
2007-12-19 06:18:21 · answer #8 · answered by Bill 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It means wimpy security guards who get a job because of their mommy then get embarrassed have to sue somebody to try and save face. like that really works.
2007-12-19 07:30:53 · answer #9 · answered by bigmac43212 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Beth hit it right on..... I can't believe that dude is only asking for $15,000.. wow if this would have been in Calif...It would have atleast been 1 million..
2007-12-19 11:44:51 · answer #10 · answered by Go Team Penske 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋