Environmental
Aug. 2, 2006
Judge Slashes Punitives in Pollution Case by 90 Percent
SAN FRANCISCO - Companies hit with a $175 million punitive-damages verdict in a water pollution lawsuit saw that amount cut Tuesday by more than 90 percent.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Companies hit with a $175 million punitive-damages verdict in a water pollution lawsuit saw that amount cut Tuesday by more than 90 percent.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge John E. Munter chopped the total to less than $13 million.
Modesto officials had sued the companies for their alleged role in hel...
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