Porter v. Turner

STEELE, Chief Justice.

A Superior Court jury found defendant-appellant Eddie Porter responsible for an automobile accident in Newark and awarded plaintiff-appellee Robert Turner $538,000 compensatory damages and $107,000 punitive damages. Porter argues that a Superior Court judge erred when he (1) denied Porter’s motion for a directed verdict on punitive damages, (2) admitted Turner’s economist’s lost income and future medical costs testimony, (3) denied Porter’s motion for a mistrial after Turner mentioned insurance on redirect and cross-examination.

We conclude the following:

First, the…