Legal Opinion
Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Inc. v. California Health Laboratories, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 1981No. Civ. 18578PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WIENER, J.
This case involves the economic life and corporate death of the Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Inc. (IVP). IVP, believing its untimely demise was due to the actions of defendants USV Pharmaceutical Corporation (USV), National Health Laboratories Incorporated (NHL), and Revlon, Inc., sued for compensatory and punitive damages for the tortious destruction of its business. A jury agreed, awarding IVP $88,000 in compensatory damages against all defendants plus $221,000 and $442,000 in punitive damages against NHL and USV respectively. Revlon escaped assessment for punitive…
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