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		<title><![CDATA[TOBACCO RULING.(News)(Brief article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200702/ai_n20165014]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[High Court limits scope of punitives; Justices fault awards based on harm done to nonplaintiffs.(News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN    WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court decision last week to overturn a  $79.5 million punitive damages award against a tobacco company may not  represent a total victory for businesses, say some tort reform  advocates.    That's b  Byline: MARK...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Appellate Expert from Greines Martin Stein & Richland LLP Available to Provide Insight into Today's Supreme Court Decision on Philip Morris and Punitive Damage Awards]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Robert Olson, a partner in the leading appellate boutique Greines Martin Stein & Richland LLP with extensive experience in punitive damages issues, is available to comment on today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Philip Morris vs. Williams to limit punitive damages. Olson filed an amicus...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[High court considers punitives.(Philip Morris USA vs. Mayola Williams)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court to revisit issue of appropriate punitive awards; Tort reform backers hope for more clarity.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200606/ai_n20161405]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN    WASHINGTON-Tort reform advocates hope that the Supreme Court will  use an Oregon case to clarify further when a punitive damage award is so  disproportionate to underlying compensatory damages as to become  unconstitutional.    Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oregon Supreme Court Affirms Award in Smoker's Case against Philip Morris USA: Company Will Seek Further Review]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The Oregon Supreme Court today affirmed a $79.5 million punitive damages jury verdict against Philip Morris USA. The company contends the award, which is 152 times the compensatory judgment, is grossly excessive and bears no reasonable relation to the compensatory judgment in violation of the U.S. Supreme...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Philip Morris USA Will Appeal Damage Award to Florida Smoker; Jury Refuses to Award Punitive Damages]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Multimedia Available: Philip Morris Reacts To $28 Billion Punitive Damages In Bullock Case]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Punitive tobacco award fought; Cigarette makers hit with Florida ruling, lawsuit by E.U.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200011/ai_n20174067]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI-Tobacco companies are appealing a Florida circuit court  judge's decision to uphold a $145 billion jury award to sick  smokers and his refusal to reduce the award and order a new trial.    Dade County Circuit Court Judge Robert P. Kaye approved th  MIAMI-Tobacco companies...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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