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Labor/Employment

Sep. 10, 1999

Costly Cups

^^Employment Law^^ Costly Cups Supreme Court Defines 'Managing Agent' Under 'White' and 'Ginda,' the court will look to see what the company does in practice, not what pronouncements it may make from on high.

        By Joseph Posner
        
        In White v. Ultramar, 99 Daily Journal D.A.R. 8693 (Aug. 23, 1999), the California Supreme Court held that in amending Civil Code Section 3294, the Legislature intended to limit punitive damage liability to those employees who exercise substantial independent authority and judgment over decisions t...

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