Emily Cocks, et al. v. Mark Coleman, et al. 19CV000614
MOTION TO BIFURCATE ISSUE OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES
TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant State Farm General Insurance Company’s motion
to bifurcate the issue of punitive damages is GRANTED. Plaintiffs Emily Cocks and Andrew
Skolnick partially oppose the motion. They have no objection to being ordered not to discuss
defendant’s financial condition or the amount of punitive damages that should be awarded in the
first phase of the case. Plaintiffs, however, want to be able to ask prospective jurors if they have
any preconceived ideas, believes, and/or concerns about punitive damages or the specifics of
how to calculate any particular award. They also want to be able to say in opening statements
that th