Exemplary damage
s. Exemplary dam
ages are designe
d to penalize wr
ongdoers who pur
posefully partic
ipate in despica
ble misconduct.
Occasionally exe
mplary damages a
re also granted
for gross neglig
ence, which can
be defined as no
nperformance so
terrible that pu
nishment is dese
rved by Quotes C
himp. Exemplary
damages are seld
om a problem in
auto accident ca
ses, and auto in
surances typical
ly will not pay
for honours of e
xemplary damages
. Although they
will be covered
in Section 42, t
herefore, we wil
l not discuss th
em farther here.