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· 1/27/2006

Winston Johnson v. Barnes & Noble Booksellers

Citations

  • 437 F.3d 1112
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 2016
  • 2006 WL 197182

How courts have described this case

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

  • upholding jury award of $117,000 to falsely imprisoned customer who suffered embarrassment over the incident, developed a. facial twitch, lost weight, had trouble sleeping, and altered his shopping habits
  • looking to Florida law to determine whether a compensatory damages award was excessive
  • \In a false imprisonment action the plaintiff is required only to establish imprisonment contrary to his will and the unlawfulness of the detention.\
  • \In a false imprisonment action the plaintiff is required only to establish imprisonment contrary to his will and the unlawfulness of the detention.\

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Judges: Edmondson, Barkett, Hunt

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