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PRESTON v. PHELPS DODGE COPPER PRODUCTS CO.

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35 Conn. App. 850 (1994)

RICHARD L. PRESTON v. PHELPS DODGE COPPER PRODUCTS COMPANY

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decision released September 6, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Powers, with whom were Ronald Lasky, Theodore Stamatakos and, on the brief, Otto P. Witt, for the appellant (defendant).

Barry J. Ward, with whom, on the brief, was Gilbert Shasha, for the appellee (plaintiff).

FOTI, LANDAU and SPEAR, JS.

FOTI, J.

The defendant appeals from the trial court's judgment, rendered after the jury verdict in this wrongful discharge action, awarding the plaintiff $246,000 for back pay, future wage loss and impairment of earning capacity, $50,000 for infliction of emotional distress, and $500,000 in punitive damages.

The plaintiff, Richard L. Preston, brought an action against his former employer, Phelps Dodge Copper Products Company (Phelps) in a five count complaint...

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