California Supreme Court
Dec. 20, 2013
State Supreme Court agrees to review punitive damages case
The outcome could drastically alter the punitive damage landscape in the state.
By Omar Shamout
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The California Supreme Court is poised to review a case that could drastically alter the punitive damage landscape in the state.
In August, the 2nd District Court of Appeal found that Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Murphy properly reduced a "grossly excessive" punitive damages award to an injured veteran from $19 million to $350,000 in a breach of contract claim against Stonebridge Life Insuranc...
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