Cawthorn v. Catholic Health Initiatives Iowa Corp.

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• holding punitive damages are recoverable only when the defendant acts with actual or legal malice
• holding punitive damages are recoverable only when the defendant acts with actual or legal malice
• discussing whether defendant’s conduct in a case involving wrongful discharge in violation of public policy met the standard for punitive damages set forth in section 668A.1
• “Punitive damages serve as a form of punishment, and as such, mere negligent conduct is not sufficient to support such a claim.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).