Parrish v. Sollecito
Donna PARRISH, Plaintiff, v. Louis SOLLECITO, Individually, James Gallagher, Individually, Mount Kisco Import Cars, Ltd. D/B/A Mount Kisco Honda, and Westchester Import Cars Ltd. D/B/A Acura of Bedford Hills, Defendants
Opinion
ORDER MARRERO, District Judge.
On April 11, 2003, the jury in this case returned a verdict of liability against Sol-lecito, Gallagher and Acura on Parrish’s retaliation claim, but found for Defendants *701 on Parrish’s sexual harassment hostile work environment claim. The jury awarded Parrish $15,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.
Pursuant to Rule 59(d) of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties address, through written submissions, the issue of whether a new trial on the issue of damages should not be ordered in this case, unless plaintiff consents to a written remit-titur reducing the punitive damages award against defendants in an amount not to exceed $135,000, in accordance with Vasbinder v. Scott, 976 F.2d 118, 122 (2d Cir.1992), in light of the amount of punitive damages awarded by the jury and the recent Supreme Court holding in State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. v. Campbell, 123 S.Ct. 1513 (2003); and it is further ORDERED that the parties file their written submissions on this issue with the Court no later than May 9, 2003.
SO ORDERED.
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