Legal Opinion

TVT Records v. Island Def Jam Music Group

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided September 2, 2003No. 02 CIV. 6644(VM)PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER

MARRERO, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

I. BACKGROUND.416

II. THE VERDICT .416

III. DEFENDANTS’CHALLENGE .417

A. THE LARGER DEBATE.417

1. History.418

2. Functions and Distinctions of Remedial Damages.422

8. Enduring Concerns Over Punitive Damages.426

a. Lower Protective Standards.426

b. Minimal Jury Guidance.427

c. Improper Considerations.428

d. Windfalls .428

e. Encouraging or Prolonging Unnecessary Litigation.429

f. Overdeterrence.429

g. Defendant’s Wealth .430

h. Indemnification.430

i. Limitations of Judicial Review.430

j. Punitive Damages “Crisis”.431

B. PUNITIVE DAMAGES…

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