United States Ninth Circuit

The award of punitive damages, in a case involving nominal compensatory damages, is vacated where the award exceeds constitutional limits.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2003
• Decided 04/19/2005
• Published 04/19/2005

Judges

• KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge., Before KLEINFELD, GOULD, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott W. Fowkes (argued and briefed) and Richard C. Godfrey (briefed), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, and Michael Reiss (briefed) and Paula Lehmann (briefed), Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Erik J. Heipt (argued and briefed) and Edwin S. Budge (briefed), Budge & Heipt, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for the appellee.