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Snodgrass-King Pediatric Dental Assocs., P.C. v. Dentaquest U.S. Ins. Co.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided February 23, 2018No. 3:14–cv–00654PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR., CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This case was tried before a jury from November 14-22, 2016. The sole issue was whether in 2013 DentaQuest USA Insurance Co., Inc. ("DentaQuest"), retaliated against Snodgrass-King Pediatric Dental Associates, P.C., and David J. Snodgrass, D.D.S. (collectively "Snodgrass-King"), in violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. (Doc. No. 331.) The jury returned a verdict in favor of Snodgrass-King for $7.4 million in compensatory damages and $14.8 million in punitive damages. (Doc. No. 391.) Before the Court are…
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