Is a plaintiff entitled to punitive damages in a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Stonewall Surplus Lines Ins. Co. v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 14 Cal.App.4th 637, 17 Cal.Rptr.2d 713 (Cal. App. 1993):
"Finally, punitive damages are designed not only to deter and punish the wrongdoer, but also are designed to serve as a deterrent to others. Allowing insurance coverage to extend to punitive damages will not thwart this purpose." (Brown v. Maxey, supra, 369 N.W.2d at pp. 687-688.)
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