From another Anglin case
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6138756/obeidallah-v-anglin/
Complaint filed: Aug 16, 2017
Entry of Default: July 3, 2018
Injunctive Relief granted: July 13, 2019
It’s a slow process.
The docket for this case is here
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4846038/gersh-v-anglin/
From the final order in the Gersh case:
Based on the evidence and testimony presented at the evidentiary hearing on July 11, 2019, the Court finds that Gersh is entitled to compensatory damages as follows:
- (1) Economic damages in the amount of $220,680 for past lost earnings, medical expenses, and other expenses;
- (2) Economic damages in the amount of $821,758 for future lost earning capacity;
- (3) Non-economic damages in the amount of $1,000,000 for past pain and suffering, and;
- (4) Non-economic damages in the amount of $2,000,000 for future pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life.
In addition to compensatory damages, Gersh seeks an award of punitive damages. In a diversity action like this one, the propriety of an award of punitive damages is a question of state law.
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Under Montana law, “[a]n award for punitive damages may not exceed $10 million or 3% of a defendant’s net worth, whichever is less.” Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-220(3). The Montana Supreme Court has held that the limitation on punitive damage awards in excess of 3% of a defendant’s net worth applies “only if the defendant first meets his burden of demonstrating an accurate calculation of his net worth.” Blue Ridge Homes, Inc. v. Thein, 191 P.3d 374, 387 (Mont. 2008). Because Anglin has not met that burden here, the 3% limitation does not apply.
Having considered the factors set forth in Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1- 221(7)(b), including the particularly egregious and reprehensible nature of Anglin’s conduct, the Court finds that a punitive damages award in the amount of $10,000,000 is warranted to punish Anglin and deter him from engaging in such conduct in the future.1
