Mv Transportation, Inc. v. Richard G. Allgeier (executor of the Estate of Barbara Allgeier, Deceased)

Summary

The court affirmed the Court of Appeals' judgment upholding compensatory damages and reinstating the punitive-damages claim. It held that evidence of the driver's deceptive statements about alcoholism was admissible for impeachment, although the broader challenge to substantive use of that evidence was unpreserved. The court also adopted the non-preemption rule, permitting simultaneous claims for respondeat superior and the employer's independent negligence, and approved a retrial limited to punitive damages. No separate opinions were filed.