Petition of the day
By Aurora Barnes
on Jan 17, 2018

The petition of the day is:
17-900
Issues: (1) Whether the due process clause requires appellate review that considers factors undermining the reasonableness of the punitive damages award; and (2) whether the due process clause prohibits a punitive damages award that is more than ten times a substantial compensatory damages award against a defendant who faces multiple suits arising from a single course of conduct.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Crane Co. v. Poage
Recommended Citation:
Aurora Barnes,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Jan. 17, 2018, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2018/01/petition-of-the-day-1302/