FEATURED DISCUSSION
February 19, 2007
Oregon Punitives Award Thrown Out by Supreme Court
By Michael Krauss
The Supreme Court just overturned the $79.5 M Oregon punitives award against Philip Morris USA, in a 5-4 decision. Justice Breyer, for the court, ruled that assigning punitives based on damages suffered by non-plaintiffs was the equivalent of a "taking of property from the defendant without due process."
More when a link to the decision is available, and when I have been able to read it.
Posted at 10:48 AM
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