· 1/12/1981
Elder v. National Labor Relations Board
Citations
- 449 U.S. 1082
- 101 S. Ct. 865
How courts have described this case
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- stating a majority of federal courts permit pretrial discovery of financial information without requiring plaintiff to establish a prima facie case on the issue of punitive damages
- plaintiff must show that his claim for punitive damages was not spurious in order to be entitled to discovery of the defendant’s financial condition
- “The court finds that it is sufficient for plaintiffs to show that his claim for punitive damages is not spurious in order to be entitled to discovery of defendant's financial condition.”
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