Sounds like the pain & suffering amount should never have been included at all.
“The Supreme Court justices concluded that…the district court did err in its instructions to the jury, and that it abused its discretion by allowing the claim for punitive damages.”
Perhaps this is one “nuclear verdict” that has been contained.
Sounds like the pain & suffering amount should never have been included at all.
“The Supreme Court justices concluded that…the district court did err in its instructions to the jury, and that it abused its discretion by allowing the claim for punitive damages.”