Civil Litigation,
Constitutional Law
Apr. 13, 2018
Judge guts $454M award
A federal judge in LA has gutted a half-billion-dollar jury verdict after determining that it exceeded constitutional limits.
LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge has gutted a half-billion-dollar jury verdict after determining it exceeded constitutional limits.
U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee confirmed on Wednesday that a $454 million judgment against Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Halyard Health Inc. will be reduced to approximately $25 million to cover punitive and compensatory damages. She also denied the defendants' post-trial motions for judgment as a matter of law...
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