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LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Punitive Damages Legal News
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Alabama High Court Tosses $6.5M Punitive Award In Suit Over Crash Injuries
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Supreme Court on July 23 set aside a $6.5 million punitive damages award against a driver involved in a serious car crash and his employer, saying there was insufficient evidence of the driver's wantonness (Gene William Cheshire v. Pearl Putman, et al., No. 1071678, 1071679,...
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Judge Upends $208M Asbestos Verdict, Faults Jury's Third-Party Liability Finding
LOS ANGELES - The constitution does not support a jury's $200 million punitive damages award in an asbestos case, and a jury's failure to find liability on the part of third parties goes against the weight of the evidence and compromises the entire verdict, a Los Angeles judge held July...
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S.C. High Court: Corporate Officers' Salaries Are Not Evidence In Punitive Awards
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Evidence of the compensation of a corporation's officers is "highly prejudicial" and must not be considered in a jury's assessment of punitive damages, the South Carolina Supreme Court held Aug. 16, ruling in a product liability case in which it ordered a new trial for Ford Motor...
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Montana High Court Affirms Judge's Decision To Deny Punitives In Property Dispute
HELENA, Mont. - A trial court judge acted within his discretion in declining to award punitive damages against an investor who intervened in a property transaction and then attempted to hide his involvement, the Montana Supreme Court held July 28 (Valerie Emmerson, et al. v. Wallace C. Walker, et al.,...
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10th Circuit: Court Acted Properly In Keeping Punitive Damages Claim From Jury
DENVER - Although the conduct of a store where a shopper was injured while helping to apprehend a suspected shoplifter may have been negligent, those actions do not rise to the level required for punitive damages, a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Aug. 9, affirming the trial...
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