Legal Opinion
Union Pacific Railroad v. Barber
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 26, 2004No. 03-57PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.
This case arises from a collision between a train owned and operated by Appellant Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) and a garbage truck occupied by Appellee Chris Barber. A jury returned a verdict that found Union Pacific negligent and awarded Mr. Barber and his wife $5.1 million in compensatory damages. In addition, the jury concluded that Union Pacific acted with malice or reckless disregard and awarded the Barbers $25 million in punitive damages. We affirm the judgment.
At about 9:15 a.m, on January 19, 1998, a garbage truck owned by…
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