With only $28 in compensatory damages awarded, the court found that $500k in punitive damages was excessive, particularly when plaintiffs' counsel used shockingly inflammatory language during the trial. (Credit: Studio Romantic/Shutterstock.com) With only $28 in compensatory damages awarded, the court found that $500k in punitive damages was excessive, particularly when plaintiffs' counsel used shockingly inflammatory language during the trial. (Credit: Studio Romantic/Shutterstock.com)

An attempt to bar evidence from a retrial of a jury decision was declined by the Superior Court of Delaware, Kent, in a case stemming from a bad faith delay in paying out a workers' comp claim following a worksite death.

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