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- Punitive damages reduced in tobacco lawsuit by U.S. Circuit Court of
- Punitive damages awarded in a tobacco case were reduced Friday by a federal appeals court from $15 million to $5 million.
- Research articles 2005-01-11
- 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 ...
- Research articles 2007-02-26
- Punitive tobacco award fought; Cigarette makers hit with Florida ruling, lawsuit by E.U.
- 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...
- Research articles 2000-11-13
- Senate panel criticizes tobacco settlement terms.
- WASHINGTON - New questions about details of the proposed $368.5 billion tobacco settlement underscore how far the controversial proposal is from being a done deal. As state attorneys general defended the proposed settlement to members of the Senate JuWASHINGTON - New questions about details of the...
- Research articles 1997-07-21
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- Supreme Court Tobacco Case Expert: Empirical Evidence Proves Juries Behave Rationally When Making Punitive Damage Awards, Duke Law Professor Says.
- Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 26 AScribe Newswire -- Juries behave rationally and deliberately when they make large punitive damage awards, says Duke University law professor Neil Vidmar. Vidmar, who conducts empirical studies on the legal system, including the subject...
- Research articles 2006-10-26
- Elizabeth C. Carver's list of 2005's top cases
- Boerner vs. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co., 394 F.3d 594, 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 03-3557, handed down Jan. 7, 2005. Punitive damages award of $15 million in wrongful death case was excessive in violation of due process because the $4 million compensatory damage award was substantial and...
- Research articles 2005-12-31
- Elizabeth C. Carver's list of 2005's top cases
- Boerner vs. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co., 394 F.3d 594, 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 03-3557, handed down Jan. 7, 2005. Punitive damages award of $15 million in wrongful death case was excessive in violation of due process because the $4 million compensatory damage award was substantial and...
- Research articles 2005-12-31
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