Dillard Department Stores, Inc. v. Silva

A Dillard's (defendant) security guard handcuffed, publicly walked through the store, and detained Silva (plaintiff) over three shirts found without a receipt, refusing Silva's request to accompany him to his car to look for the receipt and instead placing a knee in his back while swapping handcuffs with police; Silva was acquitted criminally and won a jury verdict for false imprisonment including punitive damages based on a malice finding, which the court of appeals affirmed.