US-CA3 · jury_instructions
3d Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Civil) 8.4.5
ADEA Damages — Nominal Damages
Model 2
If you return a verdict for [plaintiff], but [plaintiff] has failed to prove actual injury and 3
therefore is not entitled to damages, then you must award nominal damages of $ 1.00. 4
A person whose federal rights were violated is entitled to a recognition of that violation, 5
even if [he] suffered no compensable injury. Nominal damages (of $1.00) are designed to 6
acknowledge the deprivation of a federal right, even where no compensable injury occurred. 7
However, if you find compensable injury, you must award damages for lost wages or 8
benefits (as I instructed you), rather than nominal damages. 9
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- 2026-08-19
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