11.   Generally, in court proceedings, punitive damages consist of compensation in excess of actual damages and are awarded as a form of punishment against the wrongdoer.

12.   He insists the amount is warranted for actual damages, compensation for emotional distress and triple punitive damages.

13.   If he wins, actual damages could include wages and benefits he would have received at his old job, unreimbursed moving expenses and emotional distress.

14.   In trying to figure out how to rebuild your image, the first step is to look at the actual damage your errors may have caused.

15.   Other options include simply capping annual damages, or limiting actual damages but not punitive damages.

16.   Punitive damages are those awarded in excess of the actual damages sustained by an investor, and are intended to punish the transgressor.

17.   Punitive damages are awarded by juries on top of actual damages to express outrage or punish defendants for flagrant misconduct.

18.   So the reason to be concerned about the economic effects of terrorism is not the actual damage but the possibility that nervous consumers and investors will stop spending.

19.   The actual damage would be even greater because the cut would occur well into the fiscal year.

20.   The award includes actual damages only.