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Constitutional Limits on Punitive Damage Awards

Meta Description: Punitive damages serve to punish and deter egregious misconduct, but their size is subject to strict constitutional review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Learn about the three key guideposts—reprehensibility, ratio, and comparability—that limit excessive awards under the Due Process Clause. The Legal Restraint on Punitive Damages: Understanding Constitutional Limits In the realm of […]

Due Process Clause, excessive fines, Harm, Intentional, malicious, or deceit, or reckless conduct, Punitive Damages, Ratio, repeated, reprehensibility, single-digit ratio, Tort Law, trickery, willful misconduct, willfulness