(5) resulting harm.
As with most torts, damages must be proven as an element. The courts will not simply award damages because of conduct because the court is designed to make people "whole" or as close to that as possible given that money is a bad substitute for most damages. The courts do not normally punish people- they leave that to law enforcement (another branch of government).
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- Carl Archer
- I am an elder law attorney with my own solo practice. I'm located in central New Jersey but I make house calls. I am in the business of setting the elderly and their caregivers at ease, by making sure they have high-quality health care they can afford, and governmental benefits they're entitled to.