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Activist Ad on High Court Peddles Misleading Propaganda
Capitalizing on the excitement surrounding the looming vacancy on the Supreme Court, three activist groups today used an advertisement in the Washington Post to offer a biting criticism of the Supreme...
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State High Court Gets It Right on Punitive Damages
Guest Commentary R. Ben Sperry, Washington Legal Foundation Fellow & law student, George Mason University School of Law A principled civil justice system allows plaintiffs to seek redress for...
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WLF Litigation Updates: Supreme Court review denied in Pfizer, Inc. v. Abdullahi Supreme Court review denied in Golden Gate Restaurant Ass’n v. San Francisco Supreme Court decision issued in Free...
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Deploying Punitive Damages Jurisprudence to Limit High Compensatory Damages:...
Those who argue that America’s civil justice system imposes needlessly high costs on free enterprise routinely cite punitive damages, and the random way that juries impose them, as one of the worst...
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California Court: Excessive Punitive Damages are Fine if You’re Wealthy Enough
As long as your business is in great financial condition, due process doesn’t really apply to you, so says a California appellate court this week. In Bullock v. Philip Morris, the court upheld a...
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Jury Piles Punitive Damages on Drug Maker for Injuries Caused by Medical...
Cross-posted at Forbes.com’s WLF contributor site “It only took two atomic bombs to force the Japanese to surrender.“ Saber rattling from a military leader or despotic strongman? Nope, a pithy quote...
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Update: Third Punitive Damage Shoe Drops in Nevada Hepititis C Lawsuits
An October 12 Legal Pulse post, Jury Piles Punitive Damages on Drug Maker for Injuries Caused by Medical Malpractice, discussed two breathtaking punitive damage awards imposed by Las Vegas, Nevada...
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