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Punitive damages reduced in discrimination case (access required)

Published: November 30, 2009

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The amount of punitive damages awarded to an employee in a discrimination suit should not exceed the total compensatory damages, the California Supreme Court has ruled in reducing a jury's punitive award of $15 million to $1.9 million. The employee, who suffered from a panic disorder, was shunned by her supervisor and ultimately terminated for taking ...
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