Legal Opinion
TVT Records v. The Island Def Jam Music Group
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 14, 2005No. Docket No. 03-9026(L), 03-9046(CON), 03-9122(CON), 03-9258(CON)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
B.D. PARKER, JR. Circuit Judge.
Island Def Jam Music Group (“IDJ”) and Lyor Cohen, an IDJ principal, appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Marrero, /.) in favor of TVT Records and TVT Music, Inc. (collectively “TVT”). Following a failed venture to produce and promote a series of recordings, TVT sued IDJ and Cohen on contract, tort and copyright claims. The jury awarded $25 million in compensatory and $107 million in punitive damages, an amount the court remitted to a total of $54 million. Because we conclude that TVT’s tortious…
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