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9th Circuit Imposes 3 to 1 Ratio on Punitive Damages Award

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On Friday, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Southern Union v. Irvin (pdf). The court previously had vacated and remanded the original punitive award, which was 153 times the compensatories. On remand, the trial court reduced the punitive damages...

Full post as published by TortsProf Blog on November 12, 2008 (boomark / email).

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