California Court of Appeal

CITY OF GLENDALE v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (FENTON), B152057

The trial court erred in granting a motion to strike a municipality's request for punitive damages, because public entities are not, as a matter of law, precluded from pursuing claims for punitive damages.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/06/2002
• Published 02/06/2002

Judges

•  BOLAND, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Scott H. Howard, City Attorney of Glendale;  Morris, Polich & Purdy, Carol Ann Humiston, Richard H. Nakamura, Jr., Los Angeles, and Pamela A. Hill, Boston, MA, for Petitioners., Plotkin, Marutani & Kaufman and Jay J. Plotkin, Sherman Oaks, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.