Product Liability -- 2004
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Rhyne v. Kmart Corp.
(North Carolina Supreme Court)
Constitutionality of state cap on punitive damages
The NAM joined with the American Tort Reform Association 7/17/03 in an amicus brief urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of that state's statutory cap on punitive damages at $250,000 or three times compensatory damages, whichever is greater. The court agreed on 4/2/04, recognizing the validity of the state legislative power to decide appropriate levels of punitive damages in civil litigation.
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