Question

An environmental service employee of the hospital was called to the vascular surgery floor to clean the floor where a bag of potassium chloride had spilled. After cleaning the floor, the employee failed to place any signs advising others of a wet floor. Mrs. Jones, a hospital visitor, fell on the wet floor and injured her back. She incurred medical expenses of $560.00 and lost wages in the amount of $1000.00. She brought suit and the jury awarded her $1560.00, representing reimbursement of the medical expenses and lost wages, plus $10,000 for the jurors perceived recklessness on the part of the hospital. What is the $10,000 amount considered

Answer 1

Answer:

Punitive Damages

Explanation:

The $10,000 awarded by the jurors is a punitive damages to the organization because it serves as a kind of punishment to deter future occurrence of such conduct (recklessness)