Schafer Sons Piano Organ Co

Piano Distributor Gets $3.36-Million Judgment: Former piano distributor Vernon Schafer Jr., who sued the U.S. affiliate of giant Daewoo Group for allegedly destroying his business, won the jury verdict and the right to seek more in punitive damages. An Orange County Superior Court jury found that Daewoo International (America) Corp. had defrauded Schafer and ruined his once-thriving Schafer & Sons Piano & Organ Co. in Santa Ana.

Piano Distributor Awarded More Damages: Former piano distributor Vernon Schafer Jr. was awarded $10 million in punitive damages by a jury, which found that the U.S. affiliate of giant Daewoo Group defrauded him and destroyed his business. A day earlier, the jury awarded Schafer $3.62 million in compensatory damages in the case, which was originally filed against Schafer by Daewoo International (America) Corp.

Former piano distributor Vernon Schafer Jr. was awarded $10 million in punitive damages Friday by a jury that found the U.S. affiliate of giant Daewoo Group defrauded him and destroyed his business. A day earlier, the jury awarded Schafer $3.62 million in compensatory damages in a case that originally was filed against Schafer by Daewoo International (America) Corp. "I thought I was going to die before the verdict came in," Schafer said in an interview from his Anaheim home.

Former piano distributor Vernon Schafer Jr. was awarded $10 million in punitive damages Friday by a jury that found the U.S. affiliate of giant Daewoo Group defrauded him and destroyed his business. A day earlier, the jury awarded Schafer $3.62 million in compensatory damages in a case that originally was filed against Schafer by Daewoo International (America) Corp. "I thought I was going to die before the verdict came in," Schafer said in an interview from his Anaheim home.

Former piano distributor Vernon Schafer Jr., who sued the U.S. affiliate of giant Daewoo Group for allegedly destroying his business, won a $3.36-million jury verdict Thursday and the right to seek more in punitive damages. An Orange County Superior Court jury found that Daewoo International (America) Corp. had defrauded Schafer and ruined his once-thriving Schafer & Sons Piano and Organ Co. in Santa Ana.

Former piano distributor Vernon Schafer Jr., who sued the U.S. affiliate of giant Daewoo Group for allegedly destroying his business, won a $3.36-million jury verdict Thursday and the right to seek more in punitive damages. An Orange County Superior Court jury found that Daewoo International (America) Corp. had defrauded Schafer and ruined his once-thriving Schafer & Sons Piano and Organ Co. in Santa Ana.