A victim of identity theft is entitled to recover both treble damages and punitive damages under Connecticut laws, according to the state’s highest court.
The Connecticut Supreme Court found that the dual awards do not violate the common-law rule against double recovery because they are awarded under separate statutes that have different purposes, neither of which indicates that its remedies are intended to be exclusive. The common law principle that was before the court is one that seeks to ensure that a litigant is compensated only once for the same injury.
Treble damages are awarded to compensate victims under Connecticut’s identi…