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22 Apr 2008, 8:02 pm
[Observation by Lisa Perrochet, 10:03 a.m.: One thought to consider is that public entities are arguably directly accountable to the public in a way that private entities are not, so while punitive damages are used to make private entitites change behavior that harms the public, voters have other means to correct government behavior that harms them, without saddling themselves with an enormous financial debt.] [read post]
19 Dec 2008, 2:50 pm
" Also, "Appellate specialist Lisa Perrochet, a partner with Encino, Calif.'s Horvitz & Levy who wasn't involved in the case, had what will likely be the average person's take on the ruling: 'Remind me not to try to help anyone escape from burning buildings or fast-flowing rivers," she said in an e-mail. [read post]
12 Feb 2008, 9:40 pm
And see here for a post about professor Erwin Chemerinsky's article on the same subject.UPDATE (by Lisa Perrochet on 2/13/08 at 9:55 a.m.): Cal Law has a similar story today [subs. req'd] regarding the imminent Exxon Valdez argument. [read post]
11 Mar 2008, 9:45 am
Supreme Court, not the Oregon Supreme Court.UPDATE (by Lisa Perrochet 3/11/08 at 11:06 AM): On the other hand, there may be some cases where a complete new trial--rather than a new ratio selected by the court--is the only logical cure for an excessive punitive award because the jury's verdict suffers from so many flaws (such as wildly excessive compensatory damages that have to be reduced by the trial court and further reduced by the Court of Appeal, incomplete or inaccurate… [read post]
29 Apr 2011, 12:23 pm by Dawn Goulet, Associate
Axelrad and Lisa Perrochet, Public Nuisance: Public Entity Litigation and Contingency Fee Counsel (quoting William G. [read post]
31 Mar 2008, 12:01 am
Earlier in the week and also on the CalPuniBlog, which is covering all the bases on its topic of choice, Lisa Perrochet reported on a potential punitive damage award against "celebrity" Kid Rock -- who in some ways resembles a pirate, I suppose. [read post]
31 Mar 2008, 12:01 am
Earlier in the week and also on the CalPuniBlog, which is covering all the bases on its topic of choice, Lisa Perrochet reported on a potential punitive damage award against "celebrity" Kid Rock -- who in some ways resembles a pirate, I suppose. [read post]