Youssef v. Parr, Inc.

Patton, Chief Judge.

Defendant-appellant and cross-appellee, Parr, Inc., appeals from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellees and cross-appellants, Nasser and Sally Youssef, in this intentional tort action. The jury awarded Nasser Youssef $800,000 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 in punitive damages and $125,000 to his wife, Sally, for her loss of consortium claims.

Nasser Youssef was an employee of the appellant Parr, Inc. (“Parr”) and injured his back twice, on September 4, 1984 and June 15, 1985, respectively. Appellant stipulated to the first injury but denied that the second…