What are the categories for punitive damages in a personal injury case?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from 1413910 Ontario Inc. v. Select Restaurant Plaza Corporation, 2006 CanLII 44266 (ON SC):
While an award of punitive damages will largely be restricted to intentional torts or breach of fiduciary duty, the court should not attempt to limit punitive damages by categories (Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co. at para. 67).
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