Attorney achieved an appellate victory in a case involving claims ranging from property loss/damage, breach of contract, the malicious killing of a pet and punitive damages

Attorney achieved an appellate victory in a case involving claims ranging from property loss/damage, breach of contract, the malicious killing of a pet and punitive damages. A jury rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant after the Court granted certain motions for limine excluding alleged evidence of prior similar bad acts of the client. On appeal, plaintiffs argued that the trial court erred by excluding the evidence of prior similar bad acts, and that by ruling in that manner, the trial court also improperly denied plaintiffs' request to submit a claim for punitive damages to the jury. Plaintiffs further argued that the trial court erred in granting a defense motion for summary judgment that excluded claims for sentimental value pertaining to the lost property. The appellate court issued its opinion affirming the lower tribunal's decisions and the jury's verdict after the submission of briefs and oral argument.