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Lindenberg v. Jackson Nat'l Life Ins. Co.

District Court, W.D. Tennessee

Decided September 28, 2016No. 2:13–cv–02657–JPM–cgcPublished

1Opinion of the Court

JON P. McCALLA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

The Tennessee Supreme Court having denied certification of two questions regarding the constitutionality of the Tennessee punitive damages caps by Order docketed in this cause on June 27, 2016 (ECF No. 200), the case was remanded to this Court for determination of whether punitive damages are appropriate in the instant case and, if so, the proper amount of said damages.

For the following reasons, the Court finds that punitive damages are appropriate, that the Tennessee punitive damages cap is constitutional, and that the punitive damages to be…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. BMW of North America, Inc. v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Hodges v. S.C. Toof & Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. State ex rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. ShewardOhio Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1989

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