Egan v. Butler

Present: All the Justices JOSEPH EGAN, SR. OPINION BY v. Record No. 141365 JUSTICE LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR. June 4, 2015 DAVID BUTLER ABILENE MOTOR EXPRESS CO. v. Record No. 141372 DAVID BUTLER FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Margaret P. Spencer, Judge In these appeals we consider whether evidence of work history and quality of past job performance is probative of future lost income damages, and whether the evidence introduced at trial was sufficient to subject a corporate employer to punitive damages liability. I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS David Lamont Butler worked as a diesel…