Legal Opinion Letters

July 11, 2003

Legal Opinion Letters

State Farm Ruling Has Impact On State Punitive Damages Cases

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By Paul J. Beard, a litigation associate at the Los Angeles law firm of Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman LLP.

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