ELR Citation: ELR 20059
No(s). B175953 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. Mar 4, 2008)

A California appellate court reversed a lower court's award of $5 million in punitive damages against a pipeline company for trespass, nuisance, and negligence in connection with underground oil contamination that was caused by a leak from one of the company's pipelines. The company argued that its ...