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Eighth Circuit Okays 25:1 Ratio In Fraud Case

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Ordinarily, a ratio of 25:1 would ring the death knell for a punitive damages award. But just as a 1:1 ratio is not always a safe harbor, a double-digit ratio is not always indicative of a punitive award that exceeds...more

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Former Dealership Employee Nabs $1.3 Million Verdict In Disability Discrimination Suit

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Why should your dealership conduct thorough investigations into possible employee misconduct and document poor performance before termination? A Florida court just gave 1.3 million reasons....more

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Tennessee Business Court Awards Big Bucks against Violator of Tennessee Consumer Protection Act

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On May 23, 2017, in Nissan North America, Inc. v. Tustin Import Auto Sales, LLC, et al., No. 16-117-BC, the Tennessee Business Court found that the only remaining defendant, Raymond Enriquez, had defrauded the plaintiff and...more

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Texas Court Of Appeals Reduces $115 Million Punitive Award To A Mere Shadow Of Itself

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Courts applying BMW and State Farm often emphasize the Supreme Court’s admonition that the constitutional line is not “marked by a simple mathematical formula”—typically when rejecting a defendant’s argument that the ratio of...more

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6 Ways for Car Dealers to Avoid a $540,000 Sexual Harassment Jury Verdict

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Many dealers took notice of the recent sexual harassment jury verdict against a Massachusetts Lexus dealer, in which a jury awarded $500,000 in punitive damages against the dealership although it awarded only $40,000 in...more

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Polsinelli Podcasts - Removing Caps on Punitive Damages: What is the Impact on Business?

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Time will reveal the impact from the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to remove caps on punitive damages. Some say it could either be helpful for consumers or a deterrent to job creation. Recently, the court ruled that a...more

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