Civil Litigation
Apr. 19, 2021
1978 case citation wins punitive damages in precedent, attorney says
V. James DeSimone successfully argued that it made sense to weigh the punitive damages in light of what the compensatory damages would likely have been if his wrongfully discharged client had not died.
The children of a woman who died of cancer after being fired obtained a punitive damages award 33% higher than the economic damages she suffered in the first ruling of its kind in more than 40 years, said the attorney representing the plaintiffs.
"We're extremely pleased with the court's ruling because I do think that it establishes precedent," Marina del Rey plaintiffs' attorney V. James DeSimone said. "You hadn't had a case that a...
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