Legal Opinion
Bankhead v. Arvinmeritor, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 19, 2012No. Nos. A131587, A132985PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUVOLO, P. J.
In this asbestos personal injury case, a jury found ArvinMeritor, Inc. (ArvinMeritor), liable to Gordon and Emily Bankhead1 for compensatory and punitive damages. On appeal, ArvinMeritor does not challenge the jury’s verdicts as to liability or the amount of compensatory damages. It contends only that the trial court erred in declining to reduce the amount of punitive damages awarded by the jury.
ArvinMeritor disputes the punitive damages award on two grounds: first, that the amount is excessive under California law in light of ArvinMeritor’s financial condition, and in…
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