Legal Opinion
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette Inc. v. American Coalition of Life Activists
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 11, 2008No. 06-35733PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
At what all surely must hope is the conclusion of this long running litigation, we must address an issue of some importance under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 37(b) relating to the award of post-judgment interest to the plaintiffs-ap-pellees on the punitive damages judgment they obtained against the 'defendants-appellants. This is a cautionary tale for all whose judgments on appeal are subject to the requirements of Rule 37(b).
In an earlier appeal, we reduced the punitive damages because we concluded they were excessive under the Supreme Court’s Due Process Clause…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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