Insurance
Feb. 13, 2007
Pinning DownPunitives
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge unravels the constitutional complexities of limits on punitive-damages awards.
Rex Heeseman
JAMS
555 W 5th St Fl 32
Los Angeles , CA 90013-1055
Phone: (213) 253-9772
Fax: (213) 620-0100
Email: rheeseman@jamsdar.com
Stanford Univ Law School
Rex Heeseman retired from the Los Angeles Count Superior Court bench in 2014. He is at JAMS, Los Angeles. Besides speaking at various MCLE programs, he co-authors The Rutter Group's practice guide on "Insurance Litigation." From 2002 to 2015, he was an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School.
By Rex Heeseman
In In re Exxon Valdez, 2006 DJDAR 16766 (December 2006), the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals extensively reviewed prior rulings in that case as well as decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court. Then, by a 2-1 vote, the court reduced to $2.5 billion a jury award of $5 billion in punitive damages. The dissenting judge voted for no reduction, because that award "lies within the bounds of due proc...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In