Record Punitive Damage Award Handed Down by Gwinnett County Jury
A Georgia jury returned a $1.7 billion punitive damage verdict against Ford, finding that the company wantonly sold millions of
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“Show Me Your Lawsuit” State Passes Significant Reform Bill to Curb Lawsuit Abuse
The Missouri legislature gave its stamp of approval to S.B. 591, sponsored by Sen. Bill White, amending the Missouri Merchandising
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Philadelphia Judge Slashes $8 Billion Risperdal Verdict
ATRA is encouraged by Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Kenneth Powell’s decision to slash the $8 billion punitive damages
Judicial HellholesTwice in March, Florida’s Plaintiff-Friendly High Court Erodes ‘Engle’ Compromises
Twice last month the plaintiff-friendly Florida Supreme Court gave personal injury lawyers new incentives to keep the state’s tobacco litigation chain smokin’
Judicial HellholesOhio Supreme Court Upholds 2005 Tort Reform Statute
A recent 5-2 decision by the Ohio Supreme Court upheld the mandatory bifurcation provision of the punitive damages statute adopted in 2005
Points of LightPunitive Damages Ruling All But Guarantees California Will Repeat As a ‘Judicial Hellhole’
Brushing aside precedents from both the U.S. Supreme Court and its own state supreme court, a California appeals court has affirmed a trial court’s punitive damages award that is 16 times larger than the compensatory damages awarded in a tobacco case
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