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OverviewOver the past two decades, the United States has seen a dramatic increase in the number and magnitude of punitive damages verdicts rendered by juries in civil trials. Probably the most extraordinary example is the July 2000 award of $144.8 billion in the Florida class action lawsuit brought against cigarette manufacturers. Or consider two recent verdicts against the auto manufacturer BMW in Alabama. In identical cases, argued in the same court before the same judge, one jury awarded $4 million in punitive damages, while the other awarded no punitive damages at all. In cases involving accidents, civil rights, and the environment, multimillion-dollar punitive awards have been a subject of intense controversy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Professor Cass R Sunstein (University of Chicago Law School University of Chicago University of Chicago Law School University of Chicago) , Reid Hastie, Dr (University of Colorado, Boulder) , John W Payne (Duke University, North Carolina) , David A SchkadePublisher: University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 9781282537842ISBN 10: 1282537849 Pages: 298 Publication Date: 19 December 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |