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Constitutional Law -- Due Process Clause -- Third Circuit Holds That $50 Million Punitive Damages Award In Context Of A $48 Million Compensatory Award Is Unconstitutionally Excessive -- Inter Medical Supplies, Ltd. V. Ebi Medical Systems, Inc., 181 F.3d 446 (3d Cir. 1999)., A. Benjamin Spencer
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In 1996, the Supreme Court, in BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, struck down a punitive damages award on the ground that it was "grossly excessive" in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment . Since BMW, many courts have faced the challenge of applying its principles to determine whether punitive damages awards surpass the constitutional limit. Last June, in Inter Medical Supplies, Ltd. v. EBI Medical Systems, Inc., the Third Circuit faced this difficulty when it considered whether a $50 million punitive damages award, granted in conjunction with a $48 million compensatory damages award, was …
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Putting The Law Of Impeachment In Perspective, Michael J. Gerhardt
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The Unnecessary Victims' Rights Amendment, Robert P. Mosteller
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Institutional Analysis Of Municipal Liability Under Section 1983, Michael J. Gerhardt
Institutional Analysis Of Municipal Liability Under Section 1983, Michael J. Gerhardt
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The Lessons Of Impeachment History, Michael J. Gerhardt
The Lessons Of Impeachment History, Michael J. Gerhardt
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The Constitutionality Of Censure, Michael J. Gerhardt
The Constitutionality Of Censure, Michael J. Gerhardt
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United States Supreme Court: 1999 Term, Paul C. Giannelli
United States Supreme Court: 1999 Term, Paul C. Giannelli
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The Constitutionality Of Censure, Michael J. Gerhardt
The Constitutionality Of Censure, Michael J. Gerhardt
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