Court of Appeal upholds $50,000 punitive damages award in employment case (Cordero v. Catwalk to Sidewalk, Inc.)
In this unpublished opinion, the California Court of Appeal (Second District, Division One) upholds a jury’s award of $160,000 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages in a case involving claims of disability discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination. There’s nothing particularly remarkable about the opinion, except that the amount of punitive damages is modest for a California jury.