Legal Opinion
Muncey v. Eyeglass World, LLC
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 29, 2012No. 33,842; Docket 29,813PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
{1} A jury awarded Dr. Willis Muncey compensatory and punitive damages against Eyeglass World, LLC, totaling $2,300,002 for breach of contract and for a tort claim based upon conversion of his patient files. Eyeglass World primarily attacks the verdict on grounds of lack of substantial evidence and excessive punitive damages. Eyeglass World also asserts that the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 301(a) (1998), preempted the district court from having subject matter jurisdiction. We hold that the district court properly exercised subject matter jurisdiction in this case. We…
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