Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge Gwendolyn Bright. Courtesy photo 'Clearly Inappropriate': Why This Judge Slashed $24M Off of $26.2 Crash Verdict
"While plaintiff seeks to paint an almost demonic magnitude of intent centering around 'speed' the evidence supports only that driving over the speed limit was one of the many circumstances in place at the time of the crash," Bright ruled.
April 16, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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Litigation
A $25 million punitive damages award against defendants in a trucking accident case was "clearly inappropriate," according to a Philadelphia judge.
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