Douglas-Hanson Co., Inc. v. BF Goodrich Co.

BF Goodrich Company appeals a judgment awarding Douglas-Hanson Company, Inc. $1,832,134 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 in punitive damages. Douglas-Hanson claims it is entitled to tort damages as a result of Goodrich's intentional misrepresentation that it had a commercially viable adhesive product that it was able to deliver to Douglas-Hanson for processing. Goodrich contends that the trial court erroneously denied Goodrich's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) because the economic loss doctrine precludes Douglas-Hanson's pursuit of a tort remedy. Goodrich argues…