P.W.B. Enterprises, Inc. v. Ark Management Corp.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Stuart Cohen, J.), entered on or about March 22, 1995, which, inter alia, granted defendant Ark Management’s cross motion for partial summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claim for punitive damages, and order of the same court and Justice entered October 31, 1995, which, to the extent appealable, denied plaintiff’s motion to renew, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Punitive damages are available not to remedy private wrongs, but to vindicate public rights and where a defendant’s conduct evinces a "high degree of moral turpitude” which demonstrates…