Reddy

MEMORANDUM **

Prem Reddy (“Reddy”) appeals a judgment entered jointly and severally against him and PrimeCare International (“Prime-Care”) for $900,000 compensatory damages and $3,000,000 punitive damages. 1 We vacate the judgment and order a new trial as to liability and amount of compensatory damages and the availability and amount of punitive damages.

Because the parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history, we do not restate them here except as necessary to explain our disposition. The judgment was entered against defendants after a jury trial in which the jury found Reddy and PrimeCare jointly liable on William Benz’s (“Benz”) claims for intentional in- *943 flietion of emotional distress (“IIED”) and ■wrongful termination and awarded lump-sum compensatory and punitive damages that covered both of those claims. After trial, Reddy made a renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law on both claims. The court granted his motion as to the wrongful termination claim but denied it as to the IIED claim. The court then denied Reddy’s motion for a new trial and affirmed the damage awards even though the awards covered both claims and Reddy was liable only for one…