Legal Opinion
Shannon v. SASSEVILLE
District Court, D. Maine
Decided February 12, 2010No. Civil 08-343-P-HPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL, JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW AND REMITTITUR OF PUNITIVE DAMAGE AWARD
D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.
The issues here are, first, whether the evidence at trial supported a jury verdict of punitive damages against a man found liable for molesting his seven-year-old nephew 1 and, second, whether a punitive damage award of $1.1 million on top of a compensatory award of $150,000 is excessive as a matter of state law or federal constitutional law. I conclude that the evidence fully supports a punitive damage verdict under the…
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