Civil Litigation,
Law Practice
Sep. 20, 2018
Judge nixes punitive damages from Buchalter fraud trial
Jurors in the fraud trial against Buchalter APC will no longer consider punitive damages when they deliberate next week, an Orange County judge ruled Wednesday.
SANTA ANA -- Jurors in the fraud trial against Buchalter APC will no longer consider punitive damages when they deliberate next week, an Orange County judge ruled Wednesday.
Superior Court Judge William D. Claster granted a motion by Buchalter defense lawyer Alan A. Greenberg of Greenberg Gross LLP after determining plaintiffs' attorney Robert E. Barnes of Barnes Law LLP had not established firm officials knew J. Wayne Allen was unf...
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