Jury instruction: punitive damages

📄 Jury instruction: punitive damages — Thursday, February 6, 1997

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TRIAL

▲ Day 55 of 57

◀ Jury instructions discussion Opening statement — Daniel Petrocelli ▶

Date: Thursday, February 6, 1997 • Utterances: 1

Judge Fujisaki briefly instructs the jury that the trial has moved into the punitive damages phase, explaining that the plaintiffs will now present evidence in support of a punitive damages award. He invites counsel to make opening statements if they choose.

# 1 THE COURT:

Ladies and gentlemen, now that you've determined the first portion of the case, it is that stage of the trial where the plaintiff is proceeding by way of offering evidence to support a contention that you should award punitive damages. The Court will invite the counsel to make opening statements, if they wish, at this time.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (1)

Hiroshi Fujisaki

Now that you've determined the first portion of the case, it is that stage of the trial where the plaintiff is proceeding by way of offering evidence to support a contention that you should award punitive damages.

Marks the formal transition from liability to punitive damages phase, signaling the jury has already found against Simpson.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8888 • 1 utterances

Civil Trial

Department 103