Opinion ID: 2638935
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Casciola Is Liable for the Compensatory and Punitive Damages Award Regardless of his Personal Liability for Jetbroker.

Text: As noted, F.S. Air named Casciola as a defendant in his individual capacity based on his intentional misrepresentations. [11] F.S. Air moved for partial summary judgment on two issues: (1) Casciola's liability for misrepresentation, and (2) Casciola's personal liability for Jetbroker's corporate wrongdoing. Casciola failed to oppose the motion, and Judge Sanders granted partial summary judgment. Following trial, Judge Volland entered an order noting that Judge Sanders previously ruled in this matter that F.S. Air is entitled to judgment from both Defendants. Judge Volland determined that Jetbroker and Casciola were jointly and severally liable to F.S. Air in the amount of the $30,000 for compensatory damages and $300,000 for punitive damages. Casciola has not challenged on appeal either Judge Volland's conclusion that he is jointly liable, or Judge Sanders's finding of liability in his personal capacity for his individual acts of misrepresentation. Instead, Casciola contends that Judge Sanders erred in granting summary judgment to F.S. Air regarding his personal liability for Jetbroker's wrongdoing. He argues that there was insufficient proof before Judge Sanders that Jetbroker functioned as a mere instrumentality of his will. [12] We need not address this argument. Even if F.S. Air were not entitled to summary judgment regarding Casciola's personal liability for Jetbroker, Casciola has not contested that he would still be jointly liable in his individual capacity for both punitive and compensatory damages because of his misrepresentations. Consequently, a reversal would not alter Casciola's liability, and error, if any, would be harmless.