Mitsuhiro Honzawa v. Hirokuni Honzawa; Takara International Inc; Hiro Real Estate Co.; Hiro Enterprise USA
May 24, 2005OUTCOME: Jury verdict $53.9 Million
Malicious prosecution case. Supreme Court for New York. Judge Gammerman. Trial judge dismissed entire action but on appeal case was reinstated. One of the few malicious prosecution cases based on a civ ... il action to go to trial in New York. Two week jury trial resulted in jury verdict of $53.8 Million, including $50 Million in punitive damages. Listed in largest jury verdicts for 2002. Case presented multiple appeals, challenging constitutionality of punitive damages. The case eventually concluding with decision by U.S. Supreme Court to deny certioriari. see Honzawa v. Honzawa, 309 A.D.2d 629, 630, 766 N.Y.S.2d 29, cert. denied 541 U.S. 1064, 124 S.Ct. 2399, 158 L.Ed.2d 965 (2005)
