For the first time, the People’s Republic of China has passed a law authorizing punitive damages, according to this “Alert” issued by Greenberg Traurig. The law apparently applies only to products liability lawsuits. One of the stated purposes of the law is to promote “social harmony and stability.”
Foreign Courts
Punitive Damages in China
January 11, 2010
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