Question

Lee was injured in an automobile accident caused by a negligent driver of a commercial vehicle. Lee threatened to file a lawsuit against the company for $100,000 damages for his physical injury and $100,000 punitive damages. The company’s insurer would not pay punitive damages. Therefore, the company advised Lee to revise his claim for $150,000 physical damages and no punitive damages. Should Lee accept the offer?

Answer 1

Lee should not accept it .

Since Lee prefers lawsuit for his physical injuries and punitive damages each for $1,00,000 .Hence he stands on it..But the company suggested to revise his claim for $1,50,000 for physical injuries

payment for punitive damages (car Accedent) means the company argue that there was no injuries without punitive damages or car accedent so that they reject the claim wholly . Lee afraid of that.

Further , it is resposibility of lee to check the punitive damages. since it helps to below

• Assessing if the defendant’s actions were malicious, intentional or grossly negligent.

Punitive damages are legal recompense that a defendant found .a wrong or offense is ordered to pay on top of compensatory damages. They are awarded by a court of law not to compensate injured .files a civil lawsuit against the weight loss company to cover their mistake