Date Filed: April 15, 2021 Case Number: B300021 Court: California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight 7.34,1 and awarded punitive damages in the amount of $500,000 against appellants. This decision underscores the appellate deference owed to trial courts on factual findings of high-probability malice and on punitive-damage calculations, and it clarifies that corporate officers can be held personally liable for punitive damages in public-policy wrongful-termination cases.
— This case addresses significant issues in California probate law. For the complete analysis, refer to the full opinion.