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BALDWIN v. McCONNELL

Record No. 061050.

643 S.E.2d 703 (2007)

Robert BALDWIN v. James L. McCONNELL.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 20, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward A. Fiorella, Jr., Norfolk (Jeffrey A. Hunn, Virginia Beach; Fraim & Fiorella, Norfolk, on brief), for appellant.

Diane M. Jeffries (John W. Bonney, on brief), Norfolk, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court abused its discretion in ordering remittitur of a jury award of compensatory and punitive damages.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

For approximately twenty years, Robert Alexander Baldwin ("Baldwin") and James L. McConnell ("McConnell") were both employed at General Electric Company ("GE"). GE had a "zero tolerance" policy which provided that any violent behavior...

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