Herman v. Sunshine Chemical Specialties, Inc.

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• recognizing that normal rule favoring extensive discovery is tempered by litigants’ interest in maintaining confidentiality of financial status
• holding that, although the plaintiff failed to produce the requisite evidence of the defendant's financial condition, the jury ultimately heard sufficient evidence thereof to support the punitive damages award
• stating that defendant's financial condition is relevant factor in all punitive damages awards because degree of punishment must be proportionate to means of defendant
• stating that the plaintiff bears the burden of proving a defendant's financial condition in \all claims for punitive damages\
• noting that the purposes of punitive damages are punishment and deterrence
• discussing arguments for and against having juries consider evidence of a defendant's wealth

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