WOLF v. YAMIN

Docket Nos. 01-7733 (L), 01-7787(XAP).

295 F.3d 303 (2002)

Robert Lawrence WOLF and Marion Wolf, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross Appellees, v. Paul J. YAMIN, Defendant-Appellee-Cross Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

July 2, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Swaine, New Haven, CT, for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross Appellees Robert Lawrence Wolf and Marion Wolf.

R. Bradley Wolfe, Gordon, Muir and Foley, LLP, Hartford, CT, for Defendant-Appellee-Cross Appellant Paul J. Yamin.

Before FEINBERG, STRAUB, and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.


FEINBERG, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Robert and Marion Wolf appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Alfred V. Covello, Chief Judge, in a malpractice action against their former lawyer, Paul Yamin. After a jury trial, the district court set aside the jury's award to plaintiffs of $72,500 in punitive damages, and entered a new punitive damages award of $15,041.94, based on...

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