Bains LLC v. Arco Products Co., Div. of Atlantic Richfield Co.

405 F.3d 764 BAINS LLC, dba Flying B, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, a division of Atlantic Richfield Co., Defendant-Appellant. Bains LLC, dba Flying B, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arco Products Company, a division of Atlantic Richfield Co., Defendant-Appellant. No. 02-35906. No. 02-35993. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 4, 2003. Filed April 19, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Scott W. Fowkes (argued and briefed) and Richard C. Godfrey (briefed), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, and Michael Reiss (briefed) and Paula Lehmann (briefed), Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, for the appellant. Erik J. Heipt (argued and briefed) and Edwin S. Budge (briefed), Budge & Heipt, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Thomas S. Zilly, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-01-00235-TSZ. Before KLEINFELD, GOULD, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges. KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge. 1 This is a punitive damages case involving nominal compensatory damages brought by a corporation for racial discrimination. Facts 2 This case went to trial before a jury, so we state…