In a somewhat surprising recent decision, the California Court of Appeal upheld a punitive damages award that carried a ratio of more than 16 to 1 based on the compensatory damages awarded by the jury. The court in Bullock v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 1081 (Cal. App. 2d Dist., 2011), affirmed an award of $13.8 million in punitive damages and $850,000 in compensatory damages against cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris.
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