Case Name: Kirill Brusilousky v. Page III, Inc., t/a Mechanicsville Toyota
Court: Hanover County Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 2015-02-11
Citations: 90 Va. Cir. 57
Docket Number: Case No. CL14-00225200
Parties: Kirill Brusilousky v. Page III, Inc., t/a Mechanicsville Toyota
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Circuit Court Opinions
Volume: 90
Pages: 57–57

Head Matter:
CIRCUIT COURT OF HANOVER COUNTY
Kirill Brusilousky v. Page III, Inc., t/a Mechanicsville Toyota
February 11, 2015
Case No. CL14-00225200

Opinion:
By Judge William H. Shaw, III
I took under advisement the issue of whether or not the defendant must produce to the plaintiff information about its financial status as addressed in the plaintiff's interrogatory.
Upon review, I conclude that the evidence is discoverable and that defendant must respond to the plaintiff. Although the burden is upon the defendant to provide evidence of its ability (or inability) to pay a punitive damage award, evidence of financial conditions, if presented at all, must be laid before the jury as trier of fact in determination of the size of an award. Since such evidence is relevant and admissible, it is discoverable, subject to proper protection.