Connecticut appellate court upholds 6-to-1 ratio in business tort case
Bridgeport Harbour Place I, LLC v. Ganim (Conn. App. Aug 30, 2011)
Opinion by Judge Douglas S. Lavine
Plaintiff developer sued other developers, claiming they had conspired to bribe municipal officials to tortiously interfere with plaintiff’s project. Plaintiff received a jury-awarded $20,000 in compensatory damages and a judge-awarded $120,000 in exemplary damages, which were affirmed on appeal.
William F. Gallagher, William J. Sweeney, and R. Bartley Halloran for plaintiff.
Jeffrey J. Mirman, John F. Droney, Jr., Kurt F. Zillermann, Leonard K. Atkinson, Ira B. Brudberg, C. Christian Young, Trisha M. Morris, Allison M. Near, and Thomas L, Kanasky, Jr., for defendants.
Update (12/15/2011): Affirmance by the Connecticut Supreme Court, on review of a different issues in case. Decision: Leagle