However, the panel found that "the high degree of reprehensibility of Cromwell's conduct supports a significant award of punitive damages. And the fact that Cromwell’s discrimination inflicted non-economic harms that may not be easily quantifiable likewise suggests that even a relatively high ratio of punitive to compensatory damages can survive constitutional scrutiny in this case."
August 28, 2024 at 05:02 PM
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Litigation Reporter
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that $2 million in punitive damages was sustainable due to the conduct a Connecticut town displayed while preventing the opening of a group home for people with mental health disabilities.
The 11:1 ratio of punitive to compensatory damages is one of the largest monetary punitive damages in a Fair Housing Act case against a municipality, counsel for the plaintiff, Tara Ramchandani of Relman Colfax, said.
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