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Punitive Damages Cap Inapplicable to Public Policy Wrongful Termination Tort Claim

Numero d'incarto ATAS/850/2007
Autorità giudiziaria
Giurisdizione Svizzera · Canton Ginevra (CH-GE)
Data della decisione
Esito del giudizio Accolto (Allowed)
Spese processuali a carico dell'autorità / Stato
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Sintesi Legislator

Generato dall'IA

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.

Regesto Legislator

Generato dall'IA

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.

Parole chiave

Generato dall'IA
diritto della funzione pubblica risarcimento per atto illecito risoluzione di contratto piena occupazione testamento pubblico oggetto della lite

Disposizioni normative citate

Generato dall'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Cited for the allocation of judicial costs in the final order.
Generato dall'IA
A/3264/2006
Statutory Interpretation of Settlement Calculation Caps Regarding Punitive Damages
A/2870/2015
Wrongful Termination of Public Employment and Indemnity Award
A/2035/2012
Unjustified Termination Compensation Limit and Unemployment Insurance Inadmissibility
A/621/1998
State Employee Performance Dismissal Upheld; Damages Claim Barred by Public Law Jurisdiction
A/2776/2007
Wrongful Termination and At-Will Employment Dispute

Questioni giuridiche chiave estratte da Legislator

Generato dall'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

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

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