Hyatt Hotel in St. Louis, MO. Credit: 4kclips/Adobe StockState Appellate Court Upholds $149M Punitive Damages Award Against Hyatt
In Dugan v. Hyatt Corporation, the three-judge panel rejected Hyatt's argument that the court shouldn't have supported the punitive damages claims, finding the record showed corporate representatives admitted Dugan was assaulted because the hotel failed to follow its own policies.
December 05, 2024 at 05:16 PM
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Siding with the victim of a sexual assault, a Missouri appellate court upheld a $149 million punitive damages award against a four-star Hyatt Regency hotel in St. Louis, concluding the damages award was supported by evidence at trial.
In a Dec. 3 opinion, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District denied attempts by the Hyatt Corp., doing business as Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch, to appeal a jury verdict awarding plaintiff Shannon Dugan $28 million in compensatory damages and $149 million in punitive damages. Dugan claims she was sexually assaulted by one of the hotel's security guards in 2016.
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