Legal Opinion
Burke v. Deere & Co.
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided December 4, 1991No. Civ. 86-66-WPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DONALD E. O’BRIEN, Chief Judge.
Defendant Deere & Company’s (Deere) motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (jnov) and, in the alternative, motion for a new trial, bring this matter before the court. After careful consideration of the written and oral arguments of the parties, as well as extensive review of the transcript, trial notes, and exhaustive independent research, the court denies the motions. The court does however, find the award of $50,000,000 in punitive damages to be excessive and that the award should be remitted to $28,000,000.
FACTS
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- Dunn v. HOVICCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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- Clair W. BURKE, Appellee, v. DEERE & COMPANY, A/K/A John Deere Company, a Delaware Corporation, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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