Hitting the Brakes on Runaway Juries and Punitive Damages in Automotive Cases

July 19, 2019 1:15pm

Jeffrey A. Cohen

Jeffrey A. Cohen
Shareholder
Carlton Fields, P.A. (Miami, FL)

Jeffrey M. Croasdell

Jeffrey M. Croasdell
Director
Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin, & Robb, P.A. (Albuquerque, NM)

  • Addressing the alarming trend with high punitive damages for automotive cases
  • Assessing the types of automotive cases where punitive damages were alarmingly high
  • Examining the areas of cases where catastrophic injuries have resulted in huge jury verdicts
  • Creating a defense plan to minimize high punitive damages and jury verdicts