[DOWNLOAD] "Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. v. Ballard" by Supreme Court of Illinois # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. v. Ballard
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 26, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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"IS THE STATUTORY PRESUMPTION AS TO EXCESSIVE PUNITIVE DAMAGES, FOUND IN SECTION 768.73(1), FLORIDA STATUTES, OVERCOME IN A CASE WHERE THE PUNITIVE DAMAGES AWARD IS ALMOST 18 TIMES THE COMPENSATORY DAMAGES AWARDED, WHEN IT IS BASED ON CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT THE AWARD WAS LESS THAN 2% OF THE DEFENDANT COMPANYS NET WORTH, AND THAT THE DEFENDANTS CONDUCT WAS MORE EGREGIOUS THAN THE STANDARD OF WANTON AND WILFUL DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PLAINTIFF?" Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Ballard, 23 Fla. L. Weekly D1077, 1078 (Fla. 4th DCA Apr. 29, 1998).