exemplary damages are a way to punish the defendant for an extreme infringment or rights and deter others from undertaking the same type of actions
nominal damages aim to uphold the plaintiffs right without awarding any substantial amount of damages
nominal damages occur where a plaintiff is seeking to make a point about being legally in the right and show that their rights have been infringed
contemptuous damages are damages awarded to a plaintiff who has the legal right to the damages but not the moral right ( they didnt really deserve them)
in this situation a small amount of damages are to be awarded
