Breach of reward contract

[Mass_Shyster]

Under Maryland law, punitive damages are allowable only in a tort action

Breach of contract is not a tort.

 

[bach8351]

You are correct

Apparently, you don't understand what you just posted.

You are correct. I took it to mean that although rare, it does happen sometimes. What is a tort?

 

[Zigner]

You are correct. I took it to mean that although rare, it does happen sometimes. What is a tort?

Check out http://bit.ly/MnSdss for more information.

 

[Mass_Shyster]

You are correct. I took it to mean that although rare, it does happen sometimes. What is a tort?

Pretty much anything you sue for besides breach of contract. See http://bit.ly/ONK9km

 

[bach8351]

Tort

I agree with Zigner. (And, of course, Stevef.) As a general rule, punitive damages are not allowed in contract law, but torts. Those few cases which do allow for punitive damages in contract often say the behavior was essentially a tort.

There is no way there will be punitive damages here. They did not hurt the OP.

OK, now I have an idea of what tort is. Civil action other than a breach of contract. And punitive awards only happen in torts. Takes me a while but eventually I'll get it.

So, if punishing Verizon by making them pay through the nose to make sure they don't do this again is out of the question, why shouldn't I just do this myself rather than give the lawyer a third?

 

[tranquility]

Because, with an attorney, you might have a chance.

 

[Zigner]

Because, with an attorney, you might have a very very small chance.

Fixed it for ya!

 

[bach8351]

A chance?

Because, with an attorney, you might have a chance.

Have a chance of what? Winning the case? What case? Basically, I would be going to court to try to force Verizon to hand over the reward because a judge decided that the terms of the contract have been met.
I guess if I do nothing at all, eventually I'll get the same result. I guess I might as well save my energy and money and just be willing to wait it out. I'm not willing to hand over a third of it just to prove a point and get it a few months earlier.

 

[Zigner]

Alrighty then!