Automobile Fraud: 10.8.1.7 To Support Punitive Damages Claims
If the consumer seeks punitive damages, evidence of other bad acts is clearly admissible to show intent or malice. In BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore,360 the Supreme Court noted: “Certainly evidence that a defendant has repeatedly engaged in prohibited conduct while knowing or suspecting that it was unlawful would provide relevant support for an argument that strong medicine is required to cure the defendant’s disrespect for the law. . . .