The Yale Law Journal

Amir Nezar

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Reconciling Punitive Damages with Tort Law’s Normative Framework

Amir Nezar


121 Yale L.J. 678 (2011).

As punitive damages have gained greater visibility in Supreme Court jurisprudence, the need for principles explaining punitive damages and guiding their application has grown. Corrective justice would seem suited to providing guidance in this arena of tort law, but unfortun…