Legal Opinion
Hansen v. Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided December 5, 2012No. 2010AP3137PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUBAUER, EJ.
¶ 1. Texas Roadhouse, Inc. appeals from a judgment in favor of Kevin J. Hansen. A jury awarded Hansen punitive damages for injury he suffered after he discovered human hair intentionally placed in his food by a Texas Roadhouse employee. Texas Roadhouse contends that the trial court erred in upholding the punitive damages award because the jury did not find Texas Roadhouse causally negligent. We agree. Hansen pled and the jury considered and rejected liability based on negligent supervision. Liability on an underlying tort claim is necessary for an award of punitive and emotional…
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