Legal Opinion
In Re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 6, 1990No. MDL-721PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER NO. 254
ACOSTA, District Judge.
IN THE MATTER OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES
In the Motions for Directed Verdict submitted pursuant to Rule 50 F.R.C.P., 1 defendants reasserted their contention that under pertinent choice of law principles punitive damages are not allowable in these proceedings and incorporated by reference motions previously submitted on this issue. 2 This Order analyses the grounds for disallowing plaintiffs’ demands for punitive damages as stated in Amended Order No. 242 filed on May 11, 1990 docket No. 14575. 3
I. THE ISSUE
PUNITIVE DAMAGES: YES OR NO Plaintiffs claim that under…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
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