California Appellate Court Reduces Punitive Damages Award From $70M To $19.6M In Malfunctioning Surgical Stapler Case
The Court of Appeal of the State of California First Appellate District Division Five (“California Appellate Court”), in its opinion filed on June 13, 2018, reduced the punitive damages award by a California jury from $70 million to $19.7 million (i.e., two-times the amount of the compen[...]