As we have reported, 3M Co. has filed an amended complaint in a lawsuit against one of its former law firms in order to seek punitive damages. In a transcript of the recent hearing, obtained by Corporate Counsel, the judge explains why she made the rare decision to allow 3M to seek punitives.
She makes no secret of her distaste for Covington & Burling’s conduct, writing that the firm showed at the very least a “deliberate indifference” to 3M’s rights as a former client.
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