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2012 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 1D - Punitive Damages.
Section 1D-1 - Purpose of punitive damages.
NC Gen Stat § 1D-1 (2012) What's This?
1D-1. Purpose of punitive damages.
Punitive damages may be awarded, in an appropriate case and subject to the provisions of this Chapter, to punish a defendant for egregiously wrongful acts and to deter the defendant and others from committing similar wrongful acts. (1995, c. 514, s. 1.)
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