Superior Court judge allows families of balcony collapse victims, survivors to pursue punitive damages

Mark Gergen quoted in The Daily Californian, April 29, 2016

UC Berkeley law school professor Mark Gergen said punitive damages can easily be equal to the amount of liability the defendants will have to pay, essentially doubling the amount of payment.

“We’re talking about people who have suffered horrible injuries,” Gergen said. “(Punitive damages) are not likely to be covered by liability insurance.”