California Supreme Court

California Supreme Court declines to review $30 million punitive damages award (Asahi v. Actelion)

March 12, 2014

The California Supreme Court’s online docket indicates that the court has denied review in Asahi Kasei Pharma v. Actelion Ltd. So the punitive damages award in that case will stand as the third largest ever to survive appeal in California.

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