Legal Opinion
Arnold R. Vasbinder v. Basil Y. Scott and Richard M. Switzer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 30, 1992No. 830, Docket 91-7884PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAHONEY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal follows a jury trial solely on the issue of punitive damages. Defendants-appellants Basil Y. Scott and Richard M. Switzer appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, Thomas J. McA-voy, Judge, entered June 3, 1991 after a jury trial, that awarded plaintiff-appellee Arnold R. Vasbinder $150,000 in punitive damages against each defendant-appellant, and from a subsequent order of the district court entered August 27, 1991 that denied defendants-appellants’ motion to reduce the awards of punitive damages. For…
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