Legal Opinion

Andrews v. Raphaelson

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 17, 2009No. Nos. 07-15011, 08-16446Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Robert Raphaelson appeals the district court’s order granting plaintiffs Ashley Andrews and Ashtonwood Stud Associates, L.P. (collectively, “Andrews”) partial summary judgment on her claims for conversion under Nevada law. Andrews appeals the district court’s order reducing the jury’s punitive damages award. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment, but reverse the district court’s reduction of punitive damages.

The facts and procedural history of this case are familiar to the parties, and we do not repeat them here. We review the district court’s grant of summary…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Weeks v. AngeloneSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Diaz v. Eagle Produce Ltd. PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  4. Evans v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Paullin v. SuttonNevada Supreme Court · 1986

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