Jowers Defends $2.42 Million Judgment in Brief to 5th Circuit

NEW ORLEANS - Robert Jowers has responded to defendants' opening brief to the 5th Circuit by defending the trial court's interpretation of applicable state law and the jury's decision to award $1.7 million in punitive damages. Jowers v. BOC Group Inc., et al., No. 09-60396 (5th Cir.).

Jowers, who was awarded a total of $2.42 million after a March 2008 verdict in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, filed his appellee's brief with supplemental materials on Nov. 19.

Trial defendants Lincoln Electric, ESAB Group Inc. and BOC Group Inc. argued in their opening brief to the …