Hull et al v. Ability Insurance Company

Filing 183

JURY INSTRUCTIONS GIVE A-B. (In re Punative Damages) (ACL, )

INSTRUCTION NO.

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In detennining the amount ofpunitive damages, you should consider all ofthe
attendant circumstances, including the nature, extent and enonnity ofthe wrong, the
intent of the party committing it, the amount allowed as actual damages, and,
generally, all ofthe circumstances attending the particular act involved, including any
circumstances which may operate to reduce without wholly defeating punitive
damages.
Punitive damages should be of such an amount as will deter the defendant from
and warn others against similar acts ofmisconduct. Thus, the wealth ofthe defendant
is a fact to be considered by you in detennining the amount of punitive damages.

C
. CEBULL
CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

INSTRUCTION NO.

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In considering plUlitive damages, you may not impose punitive damages based
on harm that any conduct of Defendant may have caused to persons other than the
Plaintiff. You may, however, consider Defendants' conduct involving other persons
as evidence of reprehensibility.

CHJUtDF.CEBULL
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CHIEF U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE