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California Supreme Court Clarifies Guidelines for Punitive Damages


by Jedediah Wakefield View Biography
Fenwick & West LLP View Firm Credentials
San Francisco Office

Fraser Parrish Jennifer
Fenwick & West LLP View Firm Credentials
Mountain View Office

May 10, 2006

Previously published on July 5, 2005

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in State Farm v. Campbell, the California Supreme Court has clarified the guidelines for imposition of punitive damages in Simon v. San Paolo U.S. Holding Co. and Johnson v. Ford Motor Co.


 

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