https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/06/june-10-roundup-3/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:34:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/06/june-10-roundup-3/comment-page-1/#comment-92125 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:34:08 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=17725#comment-92125 Without suggesting that maimed soldiers don’t deserve substantial compensation, the case of the lesbian soldier awarded £186,896 for sexual harassment may not be as egregious as it sounds. A subsantial part of that award consisted of punitive damages, which are not a component of compensation for war-related injuries. Perhaps punitive damages should go to someone other than the victim, in the way of a fine, but the purpose is to punish the tortfeasor. I suspect, though I do not know the details, that badly injured soldiers receive compensation other than the awards mentioned, which is not factored into the comparison here, such as free medical care and a pension.

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