Legal Opinion
State of Arizona v. Asarco LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 10, 2014No. 11-17484PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS, Chief Judge:
This appeal presents the question of whether a $300,000 punitive damages ver diet, in a Title VII sexual harassment case in which only nominal damages were awarded, comports with due process. Given the statutory scheme that governs punitive damages in Title VII cases and the circumstances of this case, we conclude that the award does not violate due process. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
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ASARCO, LLC (“ASARCO”) operates the Mission Mine complex in Sahuarita, Arizona, near Tucson. Mission Mine includes a copper mine from which copper ore is extracted…
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