Thomas M. WHITE, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
ULTRAMAR, INC., Defendant and Appellant.
Supreme Court of California.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
August 23, 1999.
Rehearing Denied October 27, 1999.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, William J. Dritsas, San Francisco, David D. Kadue, Los Angeles, and Michael J. Sears, San Francisco, for Defendant and Appellant.
Littler, Mendelson, David S. Durham, San Francisco, Henry D. Lederman, Walnut Creek, and Arthur M. Eidelhoch, San Francisco, for Beverly Enterprises-California, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.
Horvitz & Levy, Peter Abrahams, Mitchell C. Tilner and S. Thomas Todd, Encino, for the American International Companies and Fire Insurance Exchange as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.
Sidley & Austin, Jeffrey A. Berman, James M. Harris, Los Angeles, and Deborah J. Muns, for Employers Group as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Paul Grosssman, George W. Abele, Los Angeles, and Christina L. McEnerney, for California Employment Law Council as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.
Larabee & Loadman and Dale R. Larabee, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Law Offices of Ian Herzog, Santa Monica, Evan D. Marshall, Ian Herzog, Santa Monica; Douglas Devries, Sacramento; Bruce Broilett; Christine Spagnoli, Santa Monica; Roland Wrinkle, Woodland Hills; Wayne McClean; James Sturdevant, San Francisco; Harvey R. Levine, San Diego; Leonard Sacks, Granada Hills; Daniel Smith; Robert Steinberg, Los Angeles; Tony Tanke, Redwood City; Deborah David, Los Angeles; Thomas G. Stolpman, Long Beach; Lea-Ann Tratten; Lawrence Drivon; William D. Turley, San Diego; Steven J. Keifield; Thor Emblem, Escondido; Mary E. Alexander, San Francisco; David Rosen; Rick Simons; Joseph Harbison III, Sacramento; Moses Lebovits, Los Angeles; and David Casey, Jr., San Diego, for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.
William C. Quackenbush, San Mateo, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.
Joseph Posner; and Norman Pine, Encino, for California Employment Lawyers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.
Supreme Court of California.
CHIN, J.
We granted review to resolve a conflict in the Courts of Appeal over how to define the statutory term "managing agent" for determining corporate punitive damage liability under Civil Code section 3294, subdivision (b).1 Some courts, including the Court of Appeal in this case, broadly define the term to include supervisory employees who have limited decisionmaking authority, but possess the ability to hire and fire company employees...
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