Appellate Practice
Aug. 2, 2001
New Oversight
Courts Must Review Constitutional Challenges to Punitives De Novo Cooper appears to be sending a message: Appellate courts must be more proactive in reviewing and regulating the size of verdicts.
Punitive damages are always news. On a regular basis, front-page headlines report on the latest blockbuster verdict. The number and size of such awards is clearly on the rise. A recent study of California verdicts between 1991 and 2000 shows that, when punitives were assessed, they comprised m...
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