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COALSON v. CANCHOLA

Record No. 130837.

754 S.E.2d 525 (2014)

287 Va. 242

Victoria COALSON v. Victor CANCHOLA.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

February 27, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gobind S. Sethi ; L. Steven Emmert ( Robert T. Hall ; Samantha K. Sledd ; Hall & Sethi, on briefs), for appellant.

Steven W. Bancroft ( Martin Schubert ; Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, on brief), for appellee.

Amicus Curiae : Virginia Trial Lawyers Association ( Cory R. Ford ; E. Kyle McNew ; Williams Law; MichieHamlett, on brief), in support of appellant.

Present: All the Justices.

Opinion by Justice S. BERNARD GOODWYN.

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred in remitting a jury's award of punitive damages.

Background

On March 1, 2011, Victoria Coalson (Coalson) and Michael Stemke (Stemke) each filed lawsuits in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County against Victor Canchola (Canchola) seeking compensatory and punitive damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The circuit court consolidated...

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