Claim of Martin v. Plaut

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• suggesting that statements among employees at a confidential meeting may very well be privileged
• requiring “a high level of general managerial authority in relation to the nature and operation of the employer’s business”
• “the decision to award punitive damages in any particular case, as well as the amount, are generally matters within the sound discretion of the trier of fact”
• “complicity rule” results “in employer liability for punitive damages ... when a superior officer in the course of employment orders, participates in, or ratifies outrageous conduct.”
• “Consonant with risk allocation theories, liability for compensatory damages is properly placed on an innocent employer for slandfer by its agents committed in the course of employment.”
• “punitive damages can be imposed on an employer for the intentional wrongdoing of its employees only where management has authorized, participated in, consented to or ratified the conduct giving rise to such damages, or deliberately retained the unfit servant”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).