Legal Opinion
Northern Tankers (Cyprus) Ltd. v. Backstrom
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 14, 1997No. 3:95 CV 1217(GLG)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge.
In our June 5, 1997 opinion, we found that defendants Magnus Lindholm (“Lindholm”) and Adam Backstrom (“Backstrom”) (collectively “defendants”) had committed such “wanton and wilful malicious misconduct” so as to warrant an award of punitive damages on plaintiffs sixth and tenth causes of action, involving conspiracies to fraudulently transfer assets. We therefore granted leave to plaintiff to move for punitive damages. While we adhere to our factual finding that defendants’ conduct constituted “wanton and wilful malicious misconduct,” and while we believe that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Austin v. BarrowsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1874
- Derderian v. DerderianConnecticut Appellate Court · 1985
- Crepeau v. GronagerConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
- Cowles v. DaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1862
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