Thursday, January 31, 2008
Williams Punitives Upheld Again
The Oregon Supreme Court has yet again affirmed the nearly 100-to-1 ratio of punitive damages in the Williams v. Philip Morris case (opinion, Turkewitz); the affirmance focuses on the failings of Philip Morris's proposed jury instruction.
--BC
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/2008/01/williams-puniti.html