Legal Opinion
Clair W. BURKE, Appellee, v. DEERE & COMPANY, A/K/A John Deere Company, a Delaware Corporation, Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1993No. 92-1990PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
This is a products liability case tried in federal court under diversity jurisdiction. The jury awarded plaintiff, Clair W. Burke, $650,000 for compensatory damages, and $50,000,000 for punitive damages. The compensatory damages were reduced to $390,000 under a finding of comparative fault and the punitive damages were reduced to $28,000,-000 through a district court order of remitti-tur. Deere & Company (Deere) appeals citing numerous trial errors. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
This case is governed by Iowa law. The issues, though significant, should have been relatively…
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