In the case of Clemmons v. Lehr, June Term, 2020 No. 0478 (C.P. Phila. Co. April 9, 2025 Bright, J.), the trial court addressed post-trial motions in a tractor trailer accident case, including a Motion for Remittitur relative to a punitive damages award of $25 million dollars.
The jury otherwise awarded $1.2 million dollars in compensatory damages.
The trial court granted the Motion for Remittitur, holding that the amount awarded by the jury for punitive damages was unduly excessive and out of bounds as compared with the evidence.
In this regard, the trial court noted that the punitive damages award was approximately twenty-one (21) times the amount of the compensatory damages verdict. The court found that the punitive damages award was grossly excessive in comparison to the compensatory damages award.
The trial court reduced the punitive damages award to $1 million dollars.
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Source: The Legal Intelligencer Weekly Case Alert, www.Law.com (Aug. 28, 2025).
The trial court granted the Motion for Remittitur, holding that the amount awarded by the jury for punitive damages was unduly excessive and out of bounds as compared with the evidence.
In this regard, the trial court noted that the punitive damages award was approximately twenty-one (21) times the amount of the compensatory damages verdict. The court found that the punitive damages award was grossly excessive in comparison to the compensatory damages award.
The trial court reduced the punitive damages award to $1 million dollars.
Anyone wishing to review a copy of this decision may click this LINK.
Source: The Legal Intelligencer Weekly Case Alert, www.Law.com (Aug. 28, 2025).
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