Legal Opinion
Southwest Whey, Inc. v. Nutrition 101, Inc.
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided February 19, 2002No. 98-3217PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD MILLS, District Judge.
A postscript to the “Whey Saga.”
The Motion for Remittitur is denied.
BACKGROUND
On March 8, 2001, a jury entered a verdict finding both Defendant Nutrition 101 and Plaintiff Southwest Whey liable. The jury awarded Plaintiff, inter alia, a punitive damages award of $300,000. Defendant asserts that because its net worth is $217,628.30, a punitive damages award of $300,000 is excessive as a matter of Illinois law.
ANALYSIS
A punitive damages award will not be overturned as being excessive unless it is “monstrously excessive, born of passion and prejudice, or not…
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