Court Opinion

ID: 9496216
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 16:20:38.859306+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:57:25.861407
License: Public Domain

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I respectfully part company with my colleagues on the issue of punitive damages. In my view, the evidence permitted the jury to reach the decision that it reached. Columbia was, according to the evidence, either very negligent for a company of its size and sophistication or- it attempted to steal Pin Breaker’s business in a calculated fashion that clearly warrants punitive damages. The jury heard the evidence and decided that punitive damages were warranted. I would not second guess that determination.
In all other respects, I am pleased to join my colleagues’ excellent opinion.