Legal Opinion
Guidance Endodontics, LLC v. Dentsply International, Inc.
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided May 9, 2011No. CIV 08-1101 JB/RLPPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JAMES O. BROWNING, District Judge.
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Dentsply/TDP’s Motion for Remittitur, or, In the Alternative, For a New Trial Under Rule 59, filed April 28, 2010 (Doc. 549)(“Motion for Remittitur”). The Court held a hearing on September 1, 2010. The central question before the Court is whether the punitive damages award of $40,000,000.00 is so excessive that the Defendants failed to receive fair notice that their conduct would subject them to such a severe penalty. See BMW of N. Am., Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559, 574, 116 S.Ct. 1589, 134…
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