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	Damages -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Special damages are the enumerable or quantifiable monetary costs or losses suffered by the plaintiff, or the compensation therefore.
		Generally, punitive damages are not awarded in order to compensate the plaintiff, but in order to reform or deter the defendant and similar persons from pursuing a course of action such as that which damaged the plaintiff.
		Punitive damages are awarded only in special cases where conduct was egregiously invidious, and are over and above the amount of compensatory damages.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/da/damages.htm (324 words)

	Damages - Offshore Investments, Offshore Banking
		Damages under Section 504, Section 1983, and IDEA - courts provide guidance and different interpretations.
		Note: The trier of fact determines the amount of damages to be awarded to the prevailing party.
		The calculation of damages is based on several interrelated factors.
	www.offshore-resources.net /damages.htm (290 words)

	ipedia.com: Punitive damages Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Punitive damages are damages awarded to a successful plaintiff in a civil action, over and above the amount of compensatory damages, to: punish the conduct of the civil defendant ; deter the civil def...
		Punitive damages are damages awarded to a successful plaintiff in a civil action, over and above the amount of compensatory damages, to:
		Generally, punitive damages are only awarded for egregiously invidious and wilful actions, not for mere carelessness or negligence.
	www.ipedia.com /punitive_damages.html (121 words)

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