On Punitive Damages

The Eighth Circuit’s recent overturning (technically, affirming the district court's blow out) of a large punitive damages award in a hormone replacement therapy case got us thinking about punitive damages again. See In re Prempro Products Liability Litigation, ___ F.3d ___, 2009 WL 3518245 (8th Cir. Nov. 2, 2009). Thinking, but not necessarily talking about that case, that is. Herrmann...