General Interrogatories -Damages, Defenses and Denials

• Author: Kevin R. Culhane
• Pages: 97-110

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Chapter 3

General Interrogatories—

Damages, Defenses and Denials

§300 INTRODUCTION

§310 GENERAL DAMAGES

§311 General Interrogatories

§311.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§311.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§312 Emotional Distress—Witnessing Harm to Third Person

§312.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§312.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§313 Death of Decedent

§314 Loss of Consortium

§314.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§314.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§315 Defendant’s Contentions re Apportionment of Damages

§320 SPECIAL AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES

§321 General Interrogatories

§322 Special Damages—Defendant’s Contentions

§322.1 General Contentions

§322.2 Plaintiff’s Failure to Mitigate

§323 Punitive Damages

§323.1 Pretrial Discovery Regarding Financial Condition

§323.2 Sample: Motion for Order Permitting Discovery of Defendant’s Profits and Financial Condition

§323.3 Plaintiff to Defendant

§323.3.1 Malice

§323.3.2 Oppression

§323.3.3 Ratification of Agent’s Acts

§323.4 Defendant to Plaintiff

§330 COMPENSATION FROM COLLATERAL SOURCES

§340 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND DENIALS

§341 Contentions and Related Facts

§342 Alcohol and Drugs-Plaintiff to Defendant

§343 Contributory and Comparative Negligence

§343.1 “Pure” Comparative Negligence

§343.2 Modified (“Less Than”) Comparative Fault

§343.3 Modified (“Not Greater Than”) Comparative Negligence

§343.4 Imputed Contributory or Comparative Negligence

§344 Assumption of Risk

§345 Preexisting Injuries

§346 Joint and Several Liability

§347 Defendant’s Contentions re Third Party Emotional Distress Claims

§348 Defendant’s Contentions re Negligence Per Se