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· 4/18/1986

Murphy v. United Steelworkers Local No. 5705

Citations

  • 507 A.2d 1342
  • 1986 R.I. LEXIS 452

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that prejudgment interest “serves two purposes: it promotes early settlements, and more importantly, it compensates persons for the loss of use of money that was rightfully theirs”
  • holding that punitive damages were not \pecuniary\
  • finding plausible ratification argument where union failed to quell violence and lacked full knowledge of incidents

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Judges: Kelleher

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