Is a defendant's financial information relevant to a plaintiff's punitive damages claim?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Toranto v. Jaffurs, Case No.: 16cv1709-JAH (NLS) (S.D. Cal. 2018):

The parties do not dispute that where a plaintiff states a claim for punitive damages, a defendant's financial information is relevant. See, e.g., Baykeeper v. Kramer

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