Hazelwood v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad

How courts have described this case

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• finding that evidence that is merely cumulative was harmless error
• finding that evidence that is merely cumulative was harmless error
• finding amendment not to be prejudicial where it “only changed the source of the standard”
• “Simply stated, the amount of the award should send a message loud enough to be heard but not so loud as to deafen the listener.”
• punitive damages should be large enough to provide retribution and deterrence but should not be so large that the award destroys the defendant
• “the nature of punitive damages in Illinois is clearly singular — it is punishment for the defendant”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).