The idea behind a lawsuit isn't to punish or hurt the bad guy but to make the injured party whole.
There are punitive damages, but generally the idea is that if you cause an injury you have to pay the cost of making the injured person whole.
Sometimes it takes a lot of money to do that.
Teri Kanefield /
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2023-04-18 21:18:50
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