Legal Opinion
Mason v. Texaco, Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided July 6, 1990No. Civ. A. 78-1337PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S POST TRIAL MOTION
THEIS, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on the motion of defendant Texaco for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or alternatively, for a new trial. After the reversal and remand by the Tenth Circuit, 862 F.2d 242, the second trial in this case commenced on September 27, 1989 and lasted through closing arguments on January 3, 1990. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, finding defendant 100% liable for compensatory damages totaling $9,025,000 and punitive damages in the amount of $25,000,-000.
Although the facts of…
2Cases cited144 opinions
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking UnlimitedSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Ralston v. Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Diana L. Mason, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Otis W. Mason, Deceased v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Rubanick v. Witco Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
- Patton v. Hutchinson Wil-Rich Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1993
- Burton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
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