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· 12/6/2005

Whitfield v. Melendez-Rivera

Citations

  • 431 F.3d 1

How courts have described this case

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

  • stressing that we will not reject a damage award “merely because the amount of the award is somewhat out of line with other cases of a similar nature”
  • stressing that we will not reject a damage award \merely because the amount of the award is somewhat out of line with other cases of a similar nature\
  • distinguishing between respondeat superior liability and supervisory liability
  • saying so with respect to a 16-year-old precedent
  • saying so with respect to a 16-year-old precedent

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Judges: Lynch, Campbell, Howard

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