Markowitz v. Re/Max Preferred Properties

By Judge Stanley P. Klein

This matter remains before the Court for a ruling on Defendant Francis Dove’s Motion to Set Aside the Verdict or in the Alternative for Remittitur. Dove claims (1) that Virginia’s common law scheme for awarding punitive damages violates constitutional due process principles and (2) that the jury’s punitive damage award against him violates due process. After an independent review of the evidence presented at trial and the applicable federal and Virginia authorities, the Court finds that the punitive damage award against Dove violates neither constitutional nor…