· 6/21/2002
Baker v. National State Bank
Citations
- 801 A.2d 1158
- 353 N.J. Super. 145
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that post-judgment interest accrues from the date of a jury verdict and rejecting an argument that it accrues when all appeals end
- holding a trial court may vary the post-judgment interest award \in the interests of equity\
- awarding prejudgment interest on the compensatory or actual damages, but only awarding postjudgment interest on the punitive damages award
- awarding prejudgment interest on the compensatory or actual damages, but only awarding postjudgment interest on the punitive damages award
- “Punitive damages awards are exceptionally fact-specific, dependent on the conduct involved and, even more importantly, the wealth of the defendant.”
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Judges: Judges Newman, Fall and Axelrad
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