Medasys Acquisition Corp. v. SDMS, P.C.

How courts have described this case

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• concluding punitive damages allowable in rescission action to punish the wrongdoer for his conduct
• concluding punitive damages allowable in rescission action to punish the wrongdoer for his conduct
• noting that punitive damages are generally available where the defendant “’pursued a course of conduct knowing that it created a substantial risk of significant harm to others’ and its conduct was guided by evil motives.”
• noting the availability of punitive damages for consumer fraud 22 claims and holding equitable claims, such as rescission, also support punitive damages
• “Conduct so egregious as to warrant punitive damages if compensatory damages are awarded should similarly support an award of punitive damages if only rescissory damages are awarded.”
• “The traditional rule requires an award of actual damages before punitive damages may be awarded . . . .”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).