Not Even U.S. Supreme Court Victory Can Vanquish $79.5 Million Punitive Award Against Philip Morris
On Jan. 31 of this year, the Supreme Court of Oregon, on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, reinstated the entire $79.5 million punitive damages award that the Court had overturned nearly one year earlier in . Appellate litigator Howard J. Bashman examines this turn of events, and reflects on the implied lessons for litigation associates and others.
