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Entries from July 2008

Punitive Damages - Does it intend to punish the wrong-doer anymore?

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Exxon Valdez case in which it limited the punitive damage to equal the actual damage for $507.5 million.  The court reversed the 9th Circuit Court’s ruling that the $2.5 billion in punitive damage award, roughly 5 times the actual damages, holding that the punitive damage award […]

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