NISKANEN, Appellee,
v.
GIANT EAGLE, INC., Appellant, et al.
Supreme Court of Ohio.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Submitted April 22, 2009.
Decided July 30, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Hahn, Loeser & Parks, L.L.P., Steven A. Goldfarb, Robert J. Fogarty, and Eric B. Levasseur, for appellee.
Marcus & Shapira, L.L.P., Bernard D. Marcus, Scott D. Livingston, and Stephen S. Zubrow; and Rademaker, Matty, McClelland & Greve and Robert C. McClelland, for appellant.
Davis & Young and Richard M. Garner, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.
Linda S. Woggon, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P., Richard D. Schuster, and Michael J. Hendershot, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Council of Retail Merchants and Ohio Grocers Association.
Supreme Court of Ohio.
MOYER, C.J.
I
{¶ 1} This appeal presents three issues for our review: (1) whether punitive damages may be awarded when a plaintiff pursues only negligence causes of action and does not receive any compensatory damages, (2) whether a defendant may claim self-defense as an affirmative defense to a negligence cause of action, and (3) whether a plaintiff may bring a cause of action...
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