When the Supreme Court handed down its most recent decision on punitive damages, Philip Morris USA v. Williams, 127 S. Ct. 1057 (2007), this February, many commentators (and, perhaps not coincidentally, many plaintiffs’ lawyers) downplayed its significance because the Court did not address whether the $79.5 million punitive award against Philip Morris was unconstitutionally excessive.
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Cross-border disputes: Forum/jurisdiction and parallel proceedings
One hand tied, but the other not paralysed, when English Courts assess proper forum and the ends of justice