Court slashes Wabash’s massive nuclear verdict, denies new trial

Court slashes Wabash’s massive nuclear verdict, denies new trial

Nearly half a billion dollars in punitive damages against Wabash has been significantly reduced, but the trailer manufacturer will likely keep fighting the verdict in a controversial case highlighting the need to address nuclear verdicts and tort reform. On March 20, Judge Christopher McGraugh of the St. Louis, Mo., state circuit court amended punitive damages of $450 million to be paid by Wabash to $108 million. McGraugh denied the trailer manu…