Critics argue that because punitive damages are noncompensatory, they provide the plaintiff with an undeserved financial windfall. The public gains no benefit when an individual receives a multimillion dollar punitive damage verdict. Are punitive damages enforceable? Punitive Damages California courts do not recognize a right to punitive or exemplary damagesRead More →

The effect of personality on behavior depends on the situation and vice versa. Certain people typically find themselves in certain situations, depending on their personality. People change situations by how they act and what they do in these situations. What causes someone to do something out of character? When thatRead More →

In this page you can discover 7 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for extenuating-circumstances, like: mitigating circumstances, palliation, uncontrollable situation, excuse, justification, extenuation and mitigation. What are extenuating reasons? If you say that there are extenuating circumstances for a bad situation or wrong action, you mean that thereRead More →

An A.O.D. indicates the reasoning behind the Service’s recommendation whether or not to appeal a decision adverse to the IRS by a trial or appellate court and whether to acquiesce or not acquiesce to that decision. What is nonacquiescence nullification? In law, nonacquiescence is the intentional failure by one branchRead More →