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Compensatory damages equal to amount plaintiff paid for home affirmed in fraud case.

Day on Torts

Further, where the fraud was related to the purchase of plaintiff’s home, and the jury awarded plaintiff the amount she paid for the home in compensatory damages, that award was affirmed. On appeal, the verdict for compensatory damages was affirmed, but the punitive award was vacated and remanded for further proceedings.

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SCOTUSBlog

20-219 , asks whether the compensatory damages available under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the statutes that incorporate its remedies, such as the Rehabilitation Act and the Affordable Care Act , include compensation for emotional distress. Tennessee , 22 Orig. The solicitor general recommends the court grant review.