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Shaw v. The Titan Corporation
No. 971921Supreme Court of Virginia
971921 Shaw v. The Titan Corporation 04/17/1998 Upon two questions of Virginia Law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the first question concerning adequacy of jury instruc…
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971921 Shaw v. The Titan Corporation 04/17/1998 Upon two questions of Virginia Law certified by the United States Court of Appeal…
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971921 Shaw v. The Titan Corporation 04/17/1998 Upon two questions of Virginia Law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the first question concerning adequacy of jury instructions given on the issue of causation in a common law action for wrongful termination of employment is answered in the negative. The second question involving the availability of punitive damages in such an action is answered in the affirmative.
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