Further, we do not view this statement as a binding judicial admission that plaintiff knew of her claim in April 1993 for purposes of a motion for directed verdict. As the preceding discussion indicates, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff. Plaintiff's allegation is not an unequivocal statement that she knew the nature and extent of her injury, and that the i... More...   $0 (03-16-2000 - CO)

("Equifax"), appeals from a $300,000 judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee, Sharon Deters ("Ms. Deters"), on her sexual harassment claim. The jury awarded Ms. Deters $5,000 in compensatory damages, and $1,000,000 in punitive damages, later reduced by the court to $295,000 based on the cap established by 42 U.S.C. § 1981a(b)(3). The district court denied Equifax's post-t... More...   $300000 (02-12-2000 - KS)

Products Liability - Automobile - Plaintiff sued defendant, which made a minivan with a defective liftgate latch, which failed, thereby allowing the liftgate to open in a rollover accident and cause passenger to be ejected and killed. After a jury trial held from September 11, 1997 through October 8, 1997, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amounts of $12.5 million in compensatory d... More...   $259000000 (12-02-1999 - SC)

Gender Discrimination - In April 1996, plaintiff brought this action for gender discrimination against defendant. After a trial, the jury found defendant liable for $100,000 in lost income, $750,000 in mental pain and emotional distress and $7,000,000 in punitive damages. Defendant then filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law under Rule 50 or for a new trial under Rule 59.On April 2, 1999... More...   $0 (09-02-1999 - NY)

Personal Injury - Employers' Liabitity - Degenerative Disk Disease - Dalebout brought this personal injury action against Union Pacific under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA). He asserted that he was injured by Union Pacific's negligence and requested damages for past and future medical costs, past wage loss, future impairment of earning capacity, and past and future pain and suffering.... More...   $493365 (05-06-1999 - UT)

Automobile Accident - Medical - Personal Injury - On September 1, 1994, plaintiff filed a motion for judgment against defendant seeking damages for personal injuries sustained and medical expenses incurred as a result of an automobile accident that occurred in 1993. after hearing evidence from both parties on January 6, 1998, a jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $106,0... More...   $60000 (04-16-1999 - VA)

Patricia Baty brought a Title VII action against her former employer, Willamette Industries, Inc., alleging hostile work environment sexual harassment, quid pro quo sexual harassment, retaliatory discharge, and various state law claims. Her hostile work environment and retaliation claims were tried to a jury, which awarded her a total of $145,000 in compensatory damages, $1 million in punitive dam... More...   $205000 (04-07-1999 - KS)

Insurance Misrepresentation – Compensatory Damages – In July 1993 Antone Nelson's left Knee was injured when a vehicle driven by an intoxicated motorist collided with Nelson's vehicle at an Anchorage intersection. The other motorist was uninsured, but Nelson had uninsured motorist coverage of $100,000 and medical payments coverage of $10,000 with Progressive Insurance. Adjuster Timothy Intfe... More...   $80971 (03-26-1999 - AK)

Fraud in the sale of a business. Plaintiffs purchased Dresser's hand tool division. Plaintiffs claimed that defendant failed to disclose certain liabilities and that therefore plaintiffs over paid. A trial was held in 1994. The jury found for the plaintiffs and awarded $4 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages. Defendant retained Bartlit Beck to handle the post-ti... More...   $1650000 (01-22-1999 - IL)

¶1 In this appeal from a plaintiff's verdict in a manufacturers' products liability action, the appellant, who manufactured the automobile tire which the jury found caused the injury, submits three propositions of error. The appellant complains that a letter was improperly excluded from evidence, that an instruction was improperly worded, and that the verdict was excessive. In his answer brief, t... More...   $0 (12-10-1998 - OK)

�2 The defendant's theories on appeal are these: (1) as employer it must not be held responsible for the intentional tort of its employee; (2... More...   $51200000 (12-14-1993 - OK)

This is an action for damages resulting from an alleged battery perpetrated upon the plaintiff by the defendant, who was five years and nine months of age at the time of the occurrence. The judgment of the superior court of Pierce county, in favor of the defendant, was reviewed by this court in Garratt v. Dailey, 46 Wash.2d 197, 279 P.2d 1091. Reference is hereby made to that opinion for the mater... More...   $0 (11-29-1956 - WA)

¶0 1. FRAUD - Grounds constituting actionable fraud.
The grounds constituting actionable fraud are: (1) a material, false representation knowingly or recklessly made; (2) with the intention that same be acted upon; (3) plaintiff must have acted upon same and suffered injury thereby.
2. SAME - Gist of "fraudulent misrepresentation."
The gist of "fraudulent misrepresentation" is the prod... More...   $0 (12-27-1949 - OK)