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Mar. 8, 2008

Orange County Jury Awards $38 Million Punitive Damages

SANTA ANA - An Orange County jury returned a $38 million punitive damages verdict against a Chinese manufacturer on Thursday, bringing the jury's total award in the breach of contract and business fraud suit to $42.7 million.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      SANTA ANA - An Orange County jury returned a $38 million punitive damages verdict against a Chinese manufacturer on Thursday, bringing the jury's total award in the breach of contract and business fraud suit to $42.7 million.
      Except for a $100,000 claim for future earnings, the jury "gave us every...

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