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TOBACCO RULING.(News)(Brief article): Main points in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Philip Morris USA vs. Mayola Williams: At issue 1. Whether in reviewing a jury's award of punitive damages, an appellate court's conclusion that a defendant's conduct was highly reprehensible and ...; Tags: conduct, Philip Morris USA, punitive damage, tobacco; Research articles 2007-02-26
High court considers punitives.(Philip Morris USA vs. Mayola Williams): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court may use a tobacco liability case to determine whether due process guarantees allow a jury to levy punitive damages on a defendant for the effects of its conduct on people who are not a party to ...; Tags: conduct, Philip Morris USA, punitive damage, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.; Research articles 2006-11-06
California damages reversed; 9th Circuit bars jury's consideration of national acts.(News)(Court of Appeals case involving Ford Motor Co. has statewide vs national ramifications): Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS SAN FRANCISCO-Punitive damage awards for wrongs committed in one state must apply only to those particular actions, rather than address nationwide conduct, a federal appeals court has ruled. In Ginny V. White vs. Ford M Byline: ROBERTO CENICEROS...; Tags: conduct, Ford Motor Co., punitive damage; Research articles 2002-12-09

The U.S. Supreme Court and punitive damages: on the road to reform: after years of developing its jurisprudence, the Supreme Court in State Farm signals that the days of runaway, irrational punitive damages may be ending.(State Farm Mutual Automobile Insu: LAST APRIL, the U.S. Supreme Court issued what may be the most important punitive damage ruling ever to come from that Court--State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell. (1) First, the Court set a single-digit multiplier as the ordinary constitutional limit for the permissible ratio...; Tags: Campbell, conduct, punishment, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.; Research articles 2003-10-01
Farmers hit with $57.2M punitive damage award. (Farmers Group Inc.): Farmers Ins. Group said it will appeal a $57.2 million punitive damage award by an Orange County, Calif., judge who described the insurer's conduct in the handling of a patent infringement claim as "despicable, vile, malicious, fraudulent and oppressive." Superior Court Judge C. Robert...; Tags: Farmers; Research articles 1993-10-25

Judge dismisses $16.5 million punitive damage award against Aetna: HARTFORD, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 3, 1996--Ruling that "no reasonable jury could find that there was clear and convincing evidence that Aetna's conduct was outrageous," an Alaska federal judge has dismissed a $16.5 million punitive damages judgement against Aetna Life insurance Company.; Tags: Aetna Inc., punitive damage; Research articles 1996-07-03
Utah court not done with firm: State Farm Insurance may have been given a reprieve by the U.S. Supreme Court, which on Monday overturned a $145 million judgment -- the largest punitive damage award in Utah history -- against the industry giant. But come this Wednesday, State Farm will be back before the Utah...; Tags: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Utah; Research articles 2003-04-08