Feld v. Merriam

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• purpose of punitive damages is to punish wrongdoer and to deter similar conduct in the future
• punitive damages of $1.5 million and $.75 million awarded, as opposed to compensatory damages of $2 million and $1 million, to respective plaintiffs
• punitive award of $1.5 million excessive in trespass action against landlord for injuries sustained in criminal attack by third parties, where compensatory award was $1 million, but punitive award of $750,000 was acceptable

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