0891 California's requirement that evidence of defendant's financial worth be offered in a claim for punitive damages is a rule of substantive law and, therefore, not applicable to a claim arising under federal law.
CHAVEZ v KEAT (Wrong House) 34 CA4 1406 [See: Adams v Murakami 54 C3 105; Bennis v Gable 823 F2 723; Woods-Drake v Lundy 667 F2 1198; Pacific Mut v Haslip 499 US 1]
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