8 Cited authorities

  1. Savarese v. Agriss

    883 F.2d 1194 (3d Cir. 1989)   Cited 263 times
    Holding that a defendant's conduct must be at minimum reckless or callous to impose punitive damages under § 1983
  2. Adcox v. Children's Orthopedic Hosp

    123 Wn. 2d 15 (Wash. 1993)   Cited 132 times
    Holding that there is no error if the instructions allow each party to argue its theory of the case without undue emphasis or repetition
  3. Estate of Shafer v. C.I.R

    749 F.2d 1216 (6th Cir. 1984)   Cited 35 times
    Concluding that a decedent, "through his estate, is a party to [an] action," so that the decedent's statements "are a classic example of an admission"
  4. Mason v. City of Chicago

    641 F. Supp. 2d 726 (N.D. Ill. 2009)   Cited 5 times
    Upholding compensatory damages of $625,000 for a plaintiff who suffered a painful orbital fracture and emotional suffering after being beaten by police
  5. Haskins v. Multicare Health Sys., Corp.

    347 P.3d 460 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014)

    No. 44655–3–II. 12-16-2014 Lonnita HASKINS, Appellant/Cross–Respondent, v. MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM, a Washington corporation d/b/a Tacoma General Hospital, Respondent/Cross–Appellant, Tacoma Radiological Associates, P.S., a Washington corporation; and Unknown “John Does” and “John Doe Clinics,” Defendants. Joel Dean Cunningham, Luvera Law Firm, J. Andrew Hoyal II, Luvera Barnett Brindley Beninger et al, Seattle, WA, James L. Holman, Holman Law, PLLC, Tacoma, WA, for Appellant/Cross–Respondent. Rebecca

  6. Schroeder v. de Bertolo

    942 F. Supp. 72 (D.P.R. 1996)   Cited 6 times
    Noting that Rule 801(d) "does not specifically address the admissibility of the statements of a decedent against decedent's estate. Nevertheless, commentators and courts have held that these statements are properly considered party admissions."
  7. Rule 803 - Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay-Regardless of Whether the Declarant Is Available as a Witness

    Fed. R. Evid. 803   Cited 12,642 times   85 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing exception to rule against hearsay for records of regularly conducted activities
  8. Section 7.70.080 - Evidence of compensation from other source

    Wash. Rev. Code § 7.70.080   Cited 16 times

    Any party may present evidence to the trier of fact that the plaintiff has already been compensated for the injury complained of from any source except the assets of the plaintiff, the plaintiff's representative, or the plaintiff's immediate family. In the event such evidence is admitted, the plaintiff may present evidence of an obligation to repay such compensation and evidence of any amount paid by the plaintiff, or his or her representative or immediate family, to secure the right to the compensation