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Cite as 2011 Ark. 425 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. 10-1246 Opinion Delivered October 10, 2011 BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE LONOKE APPELLANTS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, [CV-06-413] VS. HON. PHILLIP THOMAS RANDY SCHAFER ET AL. WHITEAKER, JUDGE APPELLEES SUPPLEMENTAL ADDENDUM ORDERED. PER CURIAM Appellants Bayer CropScience LP; Bayer CropScience Holding, Inc.; Bayer CropScience AG; Bayer AG; and Bayer BioScience NV appeal the judgment of the Lonoke County Circuit Court reflecting the jurys award of compensatory and punitive damages in favor of appellees Randy Schafer; End of the Road Farms, Inc.; Schafer Planting Co.; Wallace Farms; Robert E. Moery, individually and in his capacity as Trustee of the Robert Moery Revocable Trust; Kyle Moery; Carter Farms Partnership; Petrus Farms, Inc.; Robert Petrus, individually and in his capacity as Trustee of the Robert Petrus Revocable Trust; R&B Amaden Farms; Randall J. Snider; R&S Planting Co., Inc.; S&R Farms; and Neil Daniels Farms. On appeal, appellants contend (1) that the circuit court erred in ruling that the statutory cap on punitive damages is unconstitutional; (2) that the appellees claims should be barred by the economic-loss doctrine; (3) that the circuit court abused its discretion by
Cite as 2011 Ark. 425 allowing the testimony of Jay Marsh concerning future damages; and (4) that the $42 million punitive-damage award was improper. We order appellants to file a supplemental addendum within seven calender days to cure deficiencies in their addendum. Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 42(a)(8) (2011) requires that an appellants brief include an addendum consisting of all documents essential to the appellate courts resolution of the issues on appeal. In addition, pursuant to Rule 42(a)(8)(A)(i), in a case where there was a jury trial, the jury verdict forms must be included in the addendum. Because appellants have not included the jury verdict forms in their addendum, we order them to correct this deficiency by filing a supplemental addendum within seven calendar days from the date of this opinion. Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 42(b)(4); see also In Re 42(b) of the Rules of the Supreme Court, 2011 Ark. 141 (per curiam). 2
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