Legal Opinion
Dorothy Clark v. Chrysler Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 1, 2006No. 04-5279PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRestani, C.J.
KENNEDY, J. (pp. 612-614), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.
MOORE, J. (pp. 614 - 627), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
RESTANI, Chief Judge.
Chrysler Corporation appeals the district court’s order, entered on remand, upholding Dorothy Clark’s $3 million punitive damage award as reasonable and proportionate to the wrong committed and denying Chrysler’s motions for judgment as a matter of law, for remittitur, and for a new trial. Because we conclude that the punitive damage award is constitutionally…
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