South Carolina, U.S., March 6 -- South Carolina Supreme Court issued the following opinion on Feb. 28:
JUSTICE KITTREDGE: We granted a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in O'Shields v. Columbia Automotive, L.L.C., 435 S.C. 319, 867 S.E.2d 446 (Ct. App. 2021). The primary issue before us is the court of appeals' affirmance of the trial court's reduction of the punitive damages award. We affirm the court of appeals.1
The facts are fully set forth in the court of appeals' opinion, so we provide only a brief summary. In short, Respondent Midlands Honda, a South Carolina car dealership, learned it had sold a car that consisted of two cars welded together- known as a "clipped car." As a result, it re-purchased the car ...