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Posted in Punitive Damages on February 9, 2015
Scott v. Ford Motor Company, (First District, March 26, 2014 | Certified for Partial Publication) 2014 WL 1244358 — Cal.Rptr.3d —- A former owner and operator of multiple service stations filed an action against Ford Motor Company, alleging that exposure to asbestos while servicing brakes and clutches…
Posted in Punitive Damages on October 1, 2011
“Philip Morris’s persistent efforts for several decades to mislead the public about the health hazards of smoking despite its understanding that smoking was hazardous show that “strong medicine is required to cure the defendant’s disrespect for the law.” ”
Posted in Punitive Damages on January 15, 2010
“[P]unitive damages in an amount equal to compensatory damages marks the constitutional limit in this case and still provides the appropriate deterrence.”