This term, the Supreme Court held that punitive damages can be excessive. Now it's up to the...

Autor: Frey, Andrew L., Tager, Evan M.
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Zdroj: National Law Journal; 8/5/96, Vol. 18 Issue 49, pB5, 2p
Abstrakt: Discusses judicial control of excessive punitive damages in the Supreme Court cases `Gasperini v. Center for Humanities Inc.' and `BMW of North America Inc. v. Gore.' Question posed by `Gasperini' about the power of federal appellate courts under the Seventh Amendment to review the excessiveness of jury awards; Effect of `BMW' on decision-making.
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