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- Title
RECENT TRENDS IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES JURISPRUDENCE: ARE EXCESSIVE AWARDS GALLOPING AWAY, OR ARE COURTS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH TO REIN THEM IN?
- Authors
SOLBERG, JOSEPH J.; HOSACK, KAREN A.
- Abstract
The article presents U.S. Supreme court case related to punitive damages jurisprudence. Topics discussed include historical overview of the U.S. Supreme Court's early punitive damages jurisprudence; Court's incorporation of the Due Process Clause for determining whether punitive damages awarded by state courts are subject to constitutional scrutiny; and U.S. Supreme Court case BMW of North America v. Gore and State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Campbell discussing same.
- Subjects
UNITED States. Supreme Court; EXEMPLARY damage lawsuits; DUE process of law; BMW of North America Inc. v. Gore; STATE Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell (Supreme Court case)
- Publication
Southern Law Journal, 2017, Vol 27, Issue 1, p113
- ISSN
1056-2184
- Publication type
Article