JET SOURCE CHARTER, INC.,v. DOHERTY Part I
Punitive damage award of $26 million was excessive where compensatory damages totaled $6.5 million, damages were largely in the way of restitution to single plaintiff for funds defendants improperly took from it, and harm defendants caused was solely economic and did not involve a "vulnerable victim." In such cases, punitive damage awards in excess of compensatory damages violate due process.
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