from their conduct in this case supports the punitive damages awarded to [Eb-bole].” We agree that this factor supports the punitive-damages award. See Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, 554 U.S. 471, 494, 128 S.Ct. 2605, 171 L.Ed.2d 570 (2008) (stating that “[a]ction taken or omitted in order to augment profit represents an enhanced degree of punishable culpability, as of course does willful or malicious action, taken with a purpose to injure” (and quoting 4 Restatement (Second) of Torts § 908, Comment e, p. 466 (1977): “ ‘In determining the amount of punitive damages, ... the trier of fact can properly consider not merely the act itself but all the circumstances including the motives of the wrongdoer.... ’ ”)); Ledbetter v. United Ins. Co. of America, 845 F.Supp. 844, 849 (M.D.Ala.1994) (<HOLDING>). The Financial Position of the Defendants:
holding that because representatives of united insurance company made slanderous remarks about ledbetter uniteds former sales representative to ledbetters previous customers in an effort to discourage those customers from doing business with ledbetter if he were to work for another insurance company it can be inferred that united profited from its action holding that notice and a hearing were required before the commissioner of insurance could require an insurance company to change its definition of at fault in order to secure approval of an increase in insurance rates holding that customers of registered representative were customers of memberfirm holding that if an insurance company is as a matter of state law liable to a plaintiff in the personal injury action subsequent discharge of the assured in bankruptcy does not alter the obligation of the insurance company and further finding that it is the policy of the law to discharge the bankrupt but not to release from liabilities those who are liable with him recognizing that the seller may accept the patronage of those customers who were actively dealing with the purchased company on the date of the sale if such customers choose to leave the purchased company without prompting from the seller