Supreme Court of New Jersey

Sandra Herman, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Robert Herman, Her Husband, Plaintiff v. Sunshine Chemical Specialties…

July 28, 1993133 N.J. 329

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and reinstated the $400,000 punitive‑damages award against Sunshine Chemical, holding that the plaintiff presented sufficient evidence of the defendant's financial condition and that the statutory and common‑law requirements for punitive damages were satisfied.