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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

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)
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2010-03-16

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iii. Sanctions for Comparable Misconduct
       We turn then to the final Gore factor, a comparison between the punitive
damages award and the civil and criminal penalties available for comparable
misconduct. “[A] reviewing court engaged in determining whether an award of
punitive damages is excessive should ‘accord “substantial deference” to legislative
judgments concerning appropriate sanctions for the conduct at issue.’” Gore, 517 U.S.
at 583 (quoting Browning-Ferris Indus. of Vt., Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc., 492 U.S.
257, 282, 301(1989) (O’Connor, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part)).