D & S Auto Parts, Inc. v. Schwartz

holding that a corporate employer cannot be held vicariously liable under RICO § 1962(a | holding that a corporate employer cannot be held vicariously liable under RICO § 1962(a) for the independent acts of its employees; the principles of respondeat superior were inconsistent with the Seventh Circuit’s approach to direct liability in both civil and criminal RICO cases | affirming award of punitive damages against prison officials for violating the Eighth Amendment when the officials did not review inmate files to determine the compatibility of cellmates in an “investigative status” area of the penitentiary | failure to screen inmates to insure compatibility with cellmates constitutes punishment within the meaning of the Eighth Amendment | waiver of Miranda rights must be both voluntary, i.e., free from official coercion, and knowing and intelligent, i.e., with an understanding of the nature of the rights which are being waived. | this Court will review such evidence only to the extent necessary to determine whether there was sufficient evidence from which a rational sentencer could find that the balance of aggravating and mitigating circumstances warranted a death sentence | this Court will review such evidence only to the extent necessary to determine whether there was sufficient evidence from which a rational sentencer could find that the balance of aggravating and mitigating circumstances warranted a death sentence