JANNOTTA v. SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOPS, INC.

Nos. 99-1975, 99-2024.

225 F.3d 815 (2000)

Nicholas C. JANNOTTA, individually and as executor of the Estate of Victoria A. Jannotta and Carmein D. Blasucci, as the executor of the Estate of Victoria A. Jannotta, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOPS, INCORPORATED, Frederick A. DeLuca, Peter H. Buck, and Doctor's Associates, Inc., Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Duree (argued), Duree & Associates, O'Fallon, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Dean N. Panos (argued), Anton R. Valukas, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, MANION and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Peter Buck, Frederick DeLuca and Doctor's Associates, Inc. committed gross fraud in their dealings with the plaintiffs, and they do not dispute the jury finding to that effect. After a retrial on the issue of punitive damages, they contend that because the jury penalized them a mere $100,000 for their conduct, the district court should have found that the plaintiffs were not the prevailing parties for the purpose of determining...

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