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Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)

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Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)
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Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)
Effective Date
2010-03-16

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b. Reasonableness of the Punitive Damages Award
      The jury found Quigley was entitled to punitive damages in the amount of
$250,000.00, and the district court entered judgment. Winter then filed a motion to
amend the judgment to reduce the punitive damages award. The district court noted
the punitive damages award was more than eighteen times the compensatory damages
award ($13,685.00) and found the award was excessive and did not comport with due
process. The district court reduced the award to $20,527.50, which amounted to one
and a half times the compensatory damages award, “for the simple reason that
[Winter’s] conduct . . . can be considered only as to what he said and did directly to
[Quigley].”