ATAS/850/2007 · Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

ATAS/850/2007 · Punitive Damages Cap Inapplicable to Public Policy Wrongful Termination Tort Claim (Cour de Justice (Cour civile))

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A dispute arose over the application of statutory damage caps following a judgment against a defendant for wrongful termination in violation of a public policy exception to at-will employment, where the jury awarded significant compensatory and punitive damages. The court reasoned that the statutory cap on punitive damages did not apply because the public policy exception rendered the employment contract void as a matter of law, meaning the statutory framework limiting remedies for breach of contract was inapplicable to the tort claim recognized under the public policy exception. Furthermore, the court determined that applying the punitive damage cap would undermine the strong public policy supporting the employee's claim, and thus held that the cap was unconstitutional as applied to this specific tort recovery, allowing the full punitive damage award to stand.

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Punitive Damages Cap Inapplicable to Public Policy Wrongful Termination Tort Claim: The court reasoned that the statutory cap on punitive damages did not apply because the public policy exception rendered the employment contract void as a matter of law, meaning the statutory framework limiting remedies for breach of contract was inapplicable to the tort claim recognized under the public policy exception. Furthermore, the court determined that applying the punitive damage cap would undermine the strong public policy supporting the employee's claim, and thus held that the cap was unconstitutional as applied to this specific tort recovery, allowing the full punitive damage award to stand.

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öffentliches Personalrecht Schadenersatz aus unerlaubter Handlung Kündigung eines Vertrags Vollbeschäftigung öffentliches Testament Streitgegenstand

Zitierte Gesetzesbestimmungen

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Cited for the allocation of judicial costs in the final order.

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Punitive Damages Cap Inapplicable to Public Policy Wrongful Termination Tort Claim

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