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		<title><![CDATA[L.A. Jury Adds $11 Million Punitive Damages to Compensatory Verdict Against Paychex, Inc. and Chairman Golisano]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Total Damages Award Increased to over $26 Million]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TOBACCO RULING.(News)(Brief article)]]></title>
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		<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[The Federal Court of Canada Finds Inter-Plus, a Software Reseller, Infringed Microsoft's Rights by Dealing in Counterfeit Software; Court awards significant damages including $500,000 in statutory damages and $200,000 in punitive damages.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, Jan 31, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX --  Microsoft Canada Co. today welcomed a recent Federal Court of Canada  decision in which Montreal-based software reseller Inter-Plus and its  directing mind, Carmelo Cerrelli were found to h  MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, Jan 31, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX --...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Federal Appeals Court Announces Cut in Exxon Valdez Punitive Damages, According to Davis Wright Tremaine LLP]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Dec_22/ai_n27094123]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Signaling A Move Towards Closure]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 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[Rogue broker's Ponzi scheme takes $2 million bite out of Prudential; Arbitration panel awards compensatory, punitive damages.(News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Bruce Kelly      Byline: Bruce Kelly  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court to revisit issue of appropriate punitive awards; Tort reform backers hope for more clarity.]]></title>
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		<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[Merck to Appeal Verdict in Texas VIOXX® Product Liability Case; Punitive Damages Will Be Limited to $750,000]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. -- Merck & Co., Inc. said today that it was disappointed a state court jury in Texas found in favor of a 71-year-old Texas man's family which had claimed VIOXX caused his fatal heart attack in April of 2001. Merck will appeal both the compensatory and punitive...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FTCR Calls on Chevron Not to Use Windfall Profits for Ballot Measure Eliminating Liability for Punitive Damages in MTBE Cases]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights sent the following letter today to the Board of Directors of Chevron: SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights sent the following letter today to the Board...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Late News; Wal-Mart to modify employee health plan.(Gallatin Fuels Inc receives settlement amount for punitive damages from ACE Ltd)(Corbette Doyle joins Aon Corp)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to an onslaught of state legislation targeting its  employee benefits practices, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will revamp its health  care program by reducing coverage eligibility waiting periods, offering  coverage to more workers and opening medic  In response to an onslaught of state legislation targeting its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</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[At the Bell; Sawtelle settles suit against Waddell.(Late News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Broker Stephen Sawtelle has settled a record-setting and  long-running lawsuit against his former broker-dealer, Waddell &  Reed Financial Inc. of Overland Park, Kan.       Late Thursday, the firm agreed to pay him $7.9 million in punitive  damage    Broker Stephen...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[California Supreme Court Overturns Rulings Limiting Punitive Damages; Amicus Brief Filed by Pillsbury & Levinson for United Policyholders Results in Reinterpretation of Damage Awards in Two Landmark Cases]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_June_17/ai_n13820713]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court issued two landmark rulings that could have a nationwide impact on how courts award punitive damages. Applying the argument offered in an amicus brief filed by Pillsbury & Levinson, LLP on behalf of United Policyholders, the California Supreme Court determined that previous rulings...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[ExxonMobil seeks to reduce fine further.(News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Joe Truini       Exxon Mobil Corp. is appealing a Louisiana court ruling that  slashed a $1 billion punitive damage award against the company, arguing  it should not have to pay any such damages.       On April 1,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jury Awards Lexar Over $380 Million For Toshiba's Theft of Trade Secrets and Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Jury to Consider Punitive Damages Tomorrow]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FREMONT, Calif. -- Lexar Media, Inc. (Nasdaq:LEXR), a leading marketer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media and accessories, today announced that after a six week trial, the jury found Toshiba Corporation (JP:6502) and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (PNK:TOSBF.PK) liable of breach of fiduciary duty and theft of trade secrets...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Punitive damages reduced in tobacco lawsuit by U.S. Circuit Court of]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Punitive damages awarded in a tobacco case were reduced Friday by a federal appeals court from $15 million to $5 million. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[State farm and punitive damages: call the jury back]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5GES/is_1_5/ai_n25122140]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[After Campbell, drop in punitive damages ratio seen.(Feature)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5252/is_200411/ai_n20159119]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Roberto Ceniceros    An 18-month-old U.S. Supreme Court decision is helping insurers  defend against lawsuits and appears to be contributing to a decline in  the size of punitive damage awards.    Since the high court's April 2003 decision in St  Byline: Roberto...]]></description>
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