· 9/10/1999
United States v. Big D Enterprises, Inc. Dr. Edwin G. Dooley
Citations
- 184 F.3d 924
- 1999 WL 493114
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- holding that the Government had met its burden of demonstrating a pattern or practice at trial where it presented testimony from three victims of housing discrimination
- holding that the United States had met its burden of demonstrating a pattern or practice at trial when it presented testimony from three victims of housing discrimination
- noting that, in weighing BMW factors, “the reprehensibility of [defendant’s] conduct more than justifies the punitive damage award”
- rejecting argument that punitive damages must be limited to 4-to-1 ratio as “miscontru[ing] the applicable law”
- also observing that Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2) permits broad discretion to impose sanctions for a party’s failure to comply with a discovery order
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Judges: Arnold, Gibson, Hansen
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