Today’s 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case asks and decides this question: “What evidence is needed to create a fact question on punitive damages for the jury?” The court discusses two lines of cases: (1) insufficient evidence under the Stojkovich line; and (2) sufficient evidence under the Mathias line. Parker v. Four Seasons Hotel Ltd., 2017 WL 65827 (7th Cir. 1/6/17).Plaintiff Diane Parker and her sister, Cindy Schiavon, checked into the Four Seasons Hotel and were given rooms on the “do not …