title: Litigation, legislation, and ethics: punitive damages.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Orthodontics, Saint Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Laurance
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jerrold
mesh_terms: D003792:Dental Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012308:Risk Management