Solo and Small Firms
Nov. 20, 2014
Sacramento lawyer sends message with $185M award, but it may not survive
Attorneys said the award would likely be cut in post-trial motions because of a U.S Supreme Court ruling that limits the amount punitive damages can exceed compensatory damages.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The jaw-dropping $185 million in punitive damages awarded Monday to a former AutoZone Stores Inc. employee was no random number. Attorney Lawrance A. Bohm presented it to a seven-member jury as a way to send a message to the company's leadership as part of his closing arguments.
The figure represented nine weeks of the company's "extra cash," or revenues after operating costs, Bohm ...
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