“Cumulating the punitive verdicts as required under the per-judgment approach obliterates the jury’s assessment of each defendant’s reprehensibility, and we cannot conceive a reason for doing so where the defendants are not a single corporate entity,” Justice Christine Donohue wrote.
July 19, 2023 at 10:29 AM
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Litigation Reporter
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a $2.8 million punitive damages award in a verdict awarding $250,000 in compensatory damages is constitutional.
And the high court’s ruling established clearer guidelines on determining whether a punitive damages award is excessive.
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