· 6/10/1985
Donna Fishman v. William J. Clancey, Donna Fishman v. William J. Clancy, Stephen Coppinger
Citations
- 763 F.2d 485
- 119 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3047
- 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 19803
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- declining to overturn a jury verdict where the defendants \failed to create a record of their financial capabilities\
- rejecting argument that punitive damages were excessive when \[d]efendants chose not to offer proof of their financial conditions\
- declining to overturn a jury verdict where the defendants \failed to create a record of their financial capabilities\
- juries have wide discretion in determining the amount <br>of punitive damages, and the trial court has broad discretion to <br>affirm the jury's award of damages
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Judges: Coffin, Bownes, Breyer
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