What are the consequences of a plaintiff’s claim for punitive damages?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from San Filippo v. Furness, 2020 BCPC 164 (CanLII):

Punitive damages are intended to denounce and condemn a defendant’s reprehensible conduct, as recently confirmed in the case Johal v. Mangat, 2020 BCSC 148.

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