What is the impact of punitive damage against a plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Moore v. American United Life Ins. Co., 150 Cal.App.3d 610, 197 Cal.Rptr. 878 (Cal. App. 1984):
Defendant contends the punitive damage award of two-and-a-half million dollars is excessive. We examine the evidence on the issue in the light most favorable to the judgment. (Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co. (1981) 119 Cal.App.3d 757, 819, 174 Cal.Rptr. 348.)
A. Punitive Award Compared to Compensatory Award
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