Legal Opinion
Ralph Andrews v. Mor/Ryde International, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 2014No. 20S04-1406-PL-399PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 20A04-1303-PL-141
RUSH, Justice.
Indiana significantly restricts recovery of common-law punitive damages, including a heightened burden of proof, a cap on their amount, and diverting 75% of such awards to the State. But we have held those restrictions do not reach statutory treble-damage awards under the Crime Victims Relief Act — and today, we reach the same conclusion as to mandatory “exemplary damage” awards under the Indiana Sales Representative Act. We therefore grant transfer and reverse the trial court.
Background
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