You demonstrate a total lack of knowledge in Damages 101 and can not possibly be a member of the bar. Perhaps you are an assistant working in a law office, but no state would ever issue you a license to practice law given your misunderstanding of the law.
Treble damages are a special type of damages specified in particular statutes. Under the antitrust statutes -- and for the Droid sophists, certain other statutes -- the jury determines the amount of the plaintiff's actual damages. The Court then enters an award for three times the amount of damages found by the jury.
Punitive damages are based on a finding of "special circumstances" by a jury. After determining actual damages and finding "special circumstances", the jury determines the amount of the punitive damages and includes this in its award. Personal injury actions, product liability actions, libel or slander actions and other torts often seek punitive damages.
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