Emhart Industries, Inc. v. Century Indem. Co.
Emhart Industries, Inc. v. Century Indem. Co.
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit
Nos. 07-2806 07-2821
EMHART INDUSTRIES, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant,
v.
CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY, as an indirect successor to Insurance Company of North America,
Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee,
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY; NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.; ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY; US FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
Defendants, Cross-Appellees,
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.
ERRATA SHEET
The opinion of this Court issued on March 13, 2009, is amended as follows:
On p. 47, lines 5-8: Replace "State Farm Mut. Ins. Co. v. Campbell,
538 U.S. 408(2003) (striking down $145 million punitive damages award against insurance carrier, where jury held that plaintiff was entitled to only $1 million in compensatory damages)." with "BMW of N. Am., Inc. v. Gore,
517 U.S. 559, 580(1996) (noting that one "indicium of an unreasonable or excessive punitive damages award [under the Due Process Clause] is its ratio to the actual harm inflicted on the plaintiff," citing cases)."
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