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Punitive Damages Carbon Monoxide Exposure

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Punitives Slashed in Wyoming Carbon Monoxide Case

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In a case closely watched by tort reformers, a federal appeals court has whittled a $25.5 million punitive damages award to $1.95 million in a carbon monoxide poisoning lawsuit in Wyoming. Reversing much of the lower...more

Mayer Brown

Tenth Circuit Reduces Punitive Award By More Than Ninety Percent In Carbon Monoxide Case

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Lately, we have had many occasions to criticize courts’ analysis of punitive damages issues, so it is nice for a change to be able to report on the Tenth Circuit’s insightful decision in Lompe v. Sunridge Partners. Readers...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

When Are Punitive Damages Too Punitive?

The defendants aren’t in the health care business, but their April 1 victory in the Tenth Circuit has implications for defendants in all lines of business. That’s why the U.S. Chamber of Commerce weighed in with an amicus...more

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