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Philip Morris v. Williams

Article Mulls Practical Effect of Philip Morris v. Williams

January 15, 2008

In an article titled “Punitive Damages Shrink as High Court Reins in Trial Lawyers,” Ellis Horvitz predicts that, after Williams, “We will not see the wildly excessive punitive damages sustained at the appellate level, and many will be cut down at the trial level.”

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