Legal Opinion
Darren Nance v. Joseph Santiago
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 1, 2018No. 16-4450Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION **
AMBRO, Circuit Judge
The City of Newark, New Jersey, terminated Darren Nance as a police officer in September 1996. He sued the City for wrongful termination, and in June 2010 a jury returned a verdict in his favor. It awarded Nance $350,000 in compensatory damages (including lost wages) and $250,000 in punitive damages.
Fast forward to early 2015 when Nance submitted correspondence to the District Court from New Jersey’s Department of Treasury stating the jury award must indicate the period involved, the amount, and the total value of mitigated damages in order to collect his pension…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Harley-Davidson, Inc. v. William Morris D/B/A Bill's Custom CyclesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- In Re SnellbakerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2010
- Rosenstein v. StateNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2014