EGAN v. BUTLER

Record Nos. 141365, 141372.

772 S.E.2d 765 (2015)

Joseph EGAN, Sr. v. David BUTLER. Abilene Motor Express Co. v. David Butler.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 4, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher M. Winslow , Midlothian (Winslow & McCurry, on brief), for appellant.

William G. Shields , Richmond (Shields Law Firm, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


Opinion by Justice LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.

In these appeals we consider whether evidence of work history and quality of past job performance is probative of future lost income damages, and whether the evidence introduced at trial was sufficient to subject a corporate employer to punitive damages liability.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

David Lamont Butler worked as a diesel mechanic at Abilene Motor Express Company, where Joseph F. Egan,...

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