Rachel Staggs v. Corena Buxbaum

BROWN, Judge.

[1] Rachel Staggs appeals the trial court’s order awarding treble damages, actual costs, and attorney fees pursuant to the Crime Victim Relief Act (“CVRA”) in favor of Corena Buxbaum. Staggs raises two issues which we revise and restate as:

I. Whether the trial court applied the wrong standard in awarding exemplary - damages under the CVRA; and

II. Whether the court’s award of exemplary damages is clearly erroneous.

We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[2] This is an appeal following remand from this court. In our first decision we summarized the facts as follows:

In 1998, Staggs…