Clay v. Ferrellgas, Inc.

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• holding that consideration of individual employee acts without consideration of the aggregate circumstances is improper
• recognizing that culpable mental state required for award of punitive damages may be based on the cumulative conduct of employees
• recognizing that culpable mental state required for award of punitive damages may be based on the cumulative conduct of employees
• holding that a court must view the actions of the corporate defendant's employees \in the aggregate\ in determining whether the defendant's conduct justified an award of punitive damages
• holding that a court must view the actions of the corporate defendant’s employees “in the aggregate” in determining whether the defendant’s conduct justified an award of punitive damages
• recognizing that the cumulative acts and failure of communication between two negligent employees, Candelaria and Schell, along with the cavalier attitude of their employer were a sufficient basis to establish the culpable mental state of the employer and impose punitive damages

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