This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Litigation

Jan. 26, 2002

Unfriendly Fire

After a jury slapped the B.F. Goodrich Co. and its subsidiary with almost $50 million in punitive damages as a result of alleged fraud, they complained to the trial judge that the amount was excessive.

Verdict: $50.8 million
Case: Lockshaw v. BF Goodrich
Type: Breach of contract and fraud

        By Eron Ben-Yehuda
        
        After a jury slapped the B.F. Goodrich Co. and its subsidiary with almost $50 million in punitive damages as a result of alleged fraud, they complained to the tria...

To continue reading, please subscribe.

Already a subscriber?

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)