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Most of the award is punitive damages, and it’ll (edit: probably) be California law under which they’re dramatically reduced by the judge.
by staticautomatic 5y ago
Most of the award is punitive damages, and it’ll (edit: probably) be California law under which they’re dramatically reduced by the judge.
- procrastitron 5y agoThe article indicated it was a federal trial. California laws would not be a factor.
- randyrand 5y agoA San Francisco judge heard the case because this happened in Fremont (just a handful of miles away). So OP's point still applies.
- staticautomatic 5y agoState law claims are tried in federal courts all the time under subject matter jurisdiction and joinder rules. Both state and federal claims are probably at issue here. PACER would yield the answer.