The Ninth Circuit held today that due process allowed a 125,000 to one ratio between punitive and actual damages in a sexual harassment case. Arizona v. ASARCO LLC, No. 11-17484 (9th Cir. Oct. 24, 2013).

The panel cut district court's $300,000 award to $125,000 on the ground that due process would not permit the extra $175,000.