Legal Opinion
State of Arizona v. Asarco LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 24, 2013No. 19-35665PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’SCANNLAIN; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge HURWITZ.
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the Constitution permits a six-figure punitive damage award in a sexual harassment suit where the jury awarded no compensatory damages and only one dollar in nominal damages.
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ASARCO is a large copper mining and refining company. One of its many facilities is the Mission Mine Complex, located in Sahuarita, Arizona, about thirty miles south of Tucson. This facility includes both a mine and a mill, where copper ore is crushed, filtered and refined.
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