What is the impact of non-compensationary damages on a plaintiff's ability to sue for punitive damages?
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The following excerpt is from Sentry Select Ins. Co. v. Badiou (In re Badiou), 527 B.R. 692 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. 2015):
Newport v. Fact Concerts, 453 U.S. 247, 266267, 101 S.Ct. 2748, 69 L.Ed.2d 616 (1981). The non-compensatory nature of punitive damages has been described by
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