Is there an upper limit on the ratio of punitive damages against compensatory damages?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jennings v. Yurkiw, 19-4281-cv (Lead), 19-4370-cv (XAP) (2nd Cir. 2021):
between compensatory and punitive damages. Johnson v. Nextel Commc'ns Inc., 780 F.3d 128, 149 (2d Cir. 2015) ("[T]here is no rigid upper limit on a ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages . . .").
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