Johansen v. Combustion Engineering, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that “the Seventh Amendment prohibits reexamination of a jury’s determination of the facts, which includes its assessment of the extent of plaintiffs injury,” and analyzing Hetzel
• noting that “[w]here a portion of a verdict is for an identifiable amount that is not permitted by law, the court may simply modify the jury's verdict to that extent and enter judgment for the correct amount”
• upholding punitive-damage award one hundred times greater than compensatory award against mine operator where acidic water escaped and damaged nearby property
• upholding ratio of 100 to 1 and noting the state’s strong interest in deterring the corporate defendant’s conduct of environmental pollution
• “The Seventh Amendment is not offended by this reduction because the issue is one of law and not fact.”
• “A federal court not only has the power but also the obligation at any time to inquire into jurisdiction whenever the possibility that jurisdiction does not exist arises.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).