Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Golightly

COOPER, Justice.

A McCracken Circuit Court jury returned verdicts in this products liability action in favor of Appellee Carl Golightly against Appellant Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (OCF) in the sums of $290,000.00 for compensatory damages and $435,000.00 for punitive damages. The trial judge overruled OCF’s post-judgment motions and the Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted discretionary review primarily to address whether the award of punitive damages was rendered in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.

I. EVIDENTIARY BASIS…