Legal Opinion
Jannotta v. Subway Sandwich Shops, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 1997No. 96-1620PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
After a lengthy trial in this diversity case, a jury found for plaintiff Nicholas C. Jannotta individually, and for Jannotta and plaintiff Carmein D. Blasucei, as co-executors of the estate of Victoria A. Jannotta, on their claims for breach of contract and fraud. The jury awarded plaintiffs $328,993.99 in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. The district court subsequently denied defendants’ post-trial motion and entered judgment on the jury’s verdict. In this appeal, defendants challenge only the judgment for punitive damages, arguing…
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