Albuquerque Concrete Coring Co. v. Pan Am World Services, Inc.

OPINION

FROST, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding compensatory and punitive damages to Plaintiff-Appellee Albuquerque Concrete Coring Company, Inc. (ACC) against Defendant-Appellant Pan Am World Services, Inc. (Pan Am). Pan Am disputes only the district court’s award of punitive damages. This case raises two issues: (1) whether there is substantial evidence of corporate authorization or ratification to support the award of punitive damages, and (2) whether Pan Am may be hable for punitive damages based upon the misconduct of its agent acting within his scope of employment in a…