Judge rules out-of-state automaker can't avoid state punitive damages

A Michigan automaker cannot avoid Rhode Island's punitive-damages statute in a suit against the manufacturer over a fatal car fire, a Superior Curt Judge has ruled.Ford Motor Co. argued that Michigan law - which prohibits punitive damages - should apply because it was based in Michigan, and its alleged misconduct occurred in Michigan, and thus ...

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Judge rules out-of-state automaker can't avoid state punitive damages

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