Legal Opinion
Wysocki v. Johnson
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 2014No. 45S03-1407-CT-459PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 45A03-1309- ' CT-385
RUSH, Chief Justice.
Even when a plaintiff proves a predicate crime under the Crime Victims Relief Act (CVRA), the trial court has discretion not to award exemplary damages when it thinks the conduct is not egregious enough to warrant punishment. And when a plaintiff pleads several alternative grounds for relief, the trial court has similar discretion not to impose CVRA liability at all, even when it awards compensatory damages under a different theory. According*602ly, the trial court here acted 'within its…
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