· 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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