LOMPE v. SUNRIDGE PARTNERS, LLC

No. 14-8082.

818 F.3d 1041 (2016)

Amber Nicole LOMPE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SUNRIDGE PARTNERS, LLC; Apartment Management Consultants, LLC, Defendants-Appellants. Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; American Tort Reform Association; National Federation of Independent Business; National Association of Manufacturers, Amici Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 1, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy F. Sorenson , Snell & Wilmer, LLP, Salt Lake City, UT ( Amber M. Mettler and Douglas P. Farr , Snell & Wilmer, LLP, Salt Lake City, UT, and Patrick J. Murphy, William, Porter, Day & Neville, P.C., Casper, WY, with her on the briefs), for Defendants-Appellants.

Tyson E. Logan , The Spence Law Firm, LLC, Jackson, WY ( G. Bryan Ulmer , The Spence Law Firm, LLC, Jackson, WY, and Jonathan S. Massey , Massey & Gail, LLP, Washington, D.C., with him on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kate Comerford Todd and Warren Postman , United States Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C., and Evan M. Tager and Carl J. Summers , Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C., filed an Amicus brief on behalf of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

Troy L. Booher and Noella A. Sudbury , Zimmerman Jones Booher LLC, Salt Lake City, UT, filed an Amici brief on behalf of the American Tort Reform Association, National Federation of Independent Business, and National Association of Manufacturers.

Before BACHARACH, EBEL, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.


I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal challenges the jury's award of punitive damages in a personal injury action. Amber Lompe was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide (CO) from a malfunctioning furnace in her apartment at the Sunridge Apartments in Casper, Wyoming. Ms. Lompe brought a diversity action in the Federal...

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