Willow Inn, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Public Service Mutual Insurance Company, a New York Corporation

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing Pennsylvania policy that parties act at arm’s-length when negotiating insurance contracts
• measuring $150,000 punitive damages award against $135,000 award in attorney fees and costs, rather than against $2,000 compensatory award
• measuring $150,000 punitive damages award against $135,000 award in attorney fees and costs, rather than against $2,000 compensatory award
• noting the difficulty courts have in applying the third guidepost and declining to overturn a punitive damage award on that basis alone
• considering plaintiffs testimony concerning instances in which he experienced racism when looking at defendant’s recidivist behavior
• measuring $150,000 punitive damages award against $135,000 award in attorney fees and costs, rather than against $2,000 compensatory award

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