Punitive damages are awarded, then, in egregious cases â not your run-of-the-mill, âoops I was twiddling the radio dial when I hit youâ cases. Punitive damages have been argued and permitted in DUI cases. However, according to the lawyers in the Caskey case, juries have never considered an award of punitive damages in a âTextingâ case. This is what is meant by the phrase âcase of first impression.â The other thing about punitive damages is that they are generally NOT covered by insurance. You buy insurance to protect you if you are ânegligentâ or careless.
Tennessee: Tennessee, constituent state of the United States of America. It is located in the upper South of the eastern United States and became the 16th state of the Union in 1796. The geography of Tennessee is unique.
On July 4, 1805, the District of Louisiana became a Territory. On April 30,1812, the Territory of New Orleans was admitted to the Union as the State of Louisiana. To avoid confusion, the Territory of Louisiana was renamed the Territory of Missouri on June 4, 1812. Louisiana became the 18th state of the United States on April 30, 1812. The statehood was made possible by a historical event known as the Louisiana Purchase which happened in 1803. During the event, the United States under President Jefferson, paid fifteen million dollars to Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France, for the area known as Louisiana.