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Punitive Damages Cap Inapplicable to Public Policy Wrongful Termination Tort Claim

Numéro de cause ATAS/850/2007
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Admis (Allowed)
Frais judiciaires à la charge de l'autorité
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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.

Regeste Legislator

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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.

Mots-clés

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droit de la fonction publique dommages-intérêts pour acte illicite résiliation de contrat plein-emploi testament public objet du litige

Dispositions légales citées

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Cited for the allocation of judicial costs in the final order.
Généré par l'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

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

Généré par l'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

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

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