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Government

May 21, 2004

Punitive Plans in Other States Come Up Dry

SACRAMENTO - Most states that take large chunks of plaintiffs' punitive damage awards get very little money because the awards are so rare, lawyers said.

By Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SACRAMENTO - Most states that take large chunks of plaintiffs' punitive damage awards get very little money because the awards are so rare, lawyers said.
        But those states are also much more conservative than California, and at least one trial lawye...

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