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Chapter 1D Punitive Damages.
1D-1. Purpose of punitive damages.
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NC Gen Stat § 1D-1
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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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