White v. Ultramar, Inc.
21 Cal.4th 563 (Cal. 1999) Cited 474 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that a single act of retaliatory termination demonstrated that a middle manager "determined corporate policy"
Cruz v. Homebase
83 Cal.App.4th 160 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) Cited 106 timesReversing punitive damages award because single store's security supervisor who supervised only a few employees was not a managing agent of corporation
G.D. Searle Co. v. Superior Court
49 Cal.App.3d 22 (Cal. Ct. App. 1975) Cited 132 timesIn G.D. Searle Co. v. Superior Court (1975) 49 Cal.App.3d 22 [ 122 Cal.Rptr. 218], the Court of Appeal issued a peremptory writ directing the superior court to sustain a demurrer in part because of the conclusory allegations relating to punitive damages.
Perkins v. Superior Court
117 Cal.App.3d 1 (Cal. Ct. App. 1981) Cited 39 timesNoting that pleading the language of section 3294 "is not objectionable when sufficient facts are alleged to support the allegation"
Brousseau v. Jarrett
73 Cal.App.3d 864 (Cal. Ct. App. 1977) Cited 38 timesHolding that the "conclusory characterization of defendant's conduct as intentional, willful and fraudulent" was "patently insufficient" to support the recovery of punitive damages
Cyrus v. Haveson
65 Cal.App.3d 306 (Cal. Ct. App. 1976) Cited 33 timesExplaining a cause of action for conversion may support an award of exemplary and punitive damages if a defendant acts with oppression, fraud, or malice
Section 3294 - When damages recoverable for sake of example and by way of punishment; employer liability for acts of employee; death from homicide
Cal. Civ. Code § 3294 Cited 2,868 times 11 Legal AnalysesStating plaintiff may recover punitive damages "in addition to the actual damages"