Michael McCann’s insights were featured in Law360’s “Mass. Attys Split As Punitive Damages Rules Go To Top Court.”
McCann explains that punitive damages in MA are limited primarily to cases of wrongful death where gross negligence is involved.
“If the role of punitive damages is to deter conduct, it has to have a deterrent effect. In order to do that for a company like Philip Morris, there has to be significant damages involved,” said McCann.
