Santillan v. Sharmouj

OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict which determined that the negligent actions of defendants Nasser Sharmouj (“Nasser”) and Zila Sharmouj (“Zila”) at a construction site resulted in serious and permanent injuries to plaintiff Antonio Santillan (“Santillan”). The construction site was owned by Zila and overseen by Nasser. The principal issues on appeal are: (1) whether the jury properly awarded punitive damages against Zila and Nasser, and (2) whether the District Court properly denied certain of Santillan’s requests for costs. 1 For the reasons…