Civil Litigation
Aug. 31, 2017
Jury faults both sides, awards light punitive damages
A federal jury faulted both sides in a defamation and fraud lawsuit award, ending a contentious trial.
SANTA ANA — A federal jury that faulted both sides in a defamation and fraud lawsuit awarded punitive damages to only one on Wednesday, ending a contentious trial that the presiding judge said was beyond anything he’d ever seen.
Bruce Cahill, a prominent Orange County businessman who is a trustee with the UC Irvine Foundation, is to receive $100,000 in punitive damages from his former partner in a pharmaceutical venture, Paul Edalat...
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