United States Third Circuit
CGB Occupational Therapy, Inc. v. RHA Health Servs., Inc., 05-3409, 05-3586
In a dispute between a provider of rehabilitation therapy services in long-term care and assisted-living facilities and the manager of two nursing home facilities, a punitive damages award which was a reduction of a $30 million punitive damages verdict against defendant to $2 million is vacated and remanded for entry of a $750,000 award as that was the maximum constitutionally permissible punitive award.
Appellate Information
- Argued 03/26/2007
- Decided 08/23/2007
- Published 08/23/2007
Judges
- Before FISHER, JORDAN and ROTH, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Third Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Andrew L. Frey, Lauren R. Goldman, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, New York, NY.
- For Appellees:
- Evan M. Tager [Argued], Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Washington, DC, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees., David G. Concannon [Argued], Wayne, PA, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.