Case-by-case Remedies Versus Announced Remedies
Remedies can be, and in American law usually are, determined case by case, and take into account many different facts including the amount of harm caused to the victim. But remedies can also be determined in advance for an entire class of cases—for example, there can be a fixed fine for all violations of a legal rule, regardless of how much harm was caused in the particular case.
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