Can punitive damages be a common issue in civil law?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ernewein, Bonneau v. General Motors of Canada, 2004 BCSC 1462 (CanLII):
In Griffith v. Winter (2002), 23 C.P.C. (5th) 336, 2002 BCSC 1219, Cole J. considered at paras. 22-24 the question of whether punitive damages can be a common issue::
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