Legal Opinion
Simeone v. Charron
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 1, 2000No. 99-173-M.PPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEDERBERG, Justice.
Can punitive damages be recovered under Rhode Island’s wrongful death statute? We confront this issue in the case before us in which the respondent, Craig S. Charron, refused to provide responsive answers to interrogatories propounded by the petitioner, Giulia Simeone. A Superior Court justice ruled that punitive damages are not recoverable and denied the petitioner’s motion to compel responsive answers. The petitioner sought certiorari, and we issued the writ. It is our opinion that punitive damages are not recoverable in a wrongful death action under Rhode Island…
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