Opinion ID: 157797
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Excessive Total

Text: 52 Willamette argues that, although the district court reduced the damages awarded to $300,000, in accordance with the cap of § 1981a, the award of $300,000 for both compensatory and punitive damages is still excessive. We disagree. Both sides refer us to comparable cases, Willamette arguing that they demonstrate the award is excessive, and Ms. Baty arguing that they demonstrate that the award is within the normal range. When reviewing an award for excessiveness we consider whether the damage award shock[s] the ... judicial conscience. Smith, 129 F.3d at 1417. We hold that the award in this case is not excessive; it by no means shocks the conscience, given the facts of this case. See, e.g., id. (upholding compensatory damage award of $200,000, the statutory cap).