Legal Opinion
Currie v. Cundiff
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided May 10, 2012No. Case No. 09-cv-866-MJRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
REAGAN, District Judge.
From a practical standpoint, punitive damages appear quite important to the parties’ respective strategic positions, and to how this case will be tried. Therefore, in advance of trial, the reasonable likelihood of the availability of punitive damages relative to the remaining claims must be assessed, as well as the proper burden of proof for such damages. All parties have briefed the issues (see Docs. 163 & 165).
1. The Nature of the Case and Procedural History
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