Practice point: They are available only when defendant’s behavior evinces a high degree of moral turpitude, and is so wantonly dishonest as to imply a criminal indifference to civil obligations.
Students should note that they are not available in an action sounding in ordinary fraud and deceit.
Hoeffner v. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP , NY Dept. 2011
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