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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 18 > State’s high court to take up case on punitive damages

State’s high court to take up case on punitive damages

By William McCall / The Bulletin
September 18, 2009

PORTLAND " A federal appeals court has asked the Oregon Supreme Court to rule on whether the state must approve any settlement of punitive damages awarded by a jury.

Under current law, Oregon gets 60 percent of those punitive damages " an amount that can be huge, depending on the....

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