OTHER NEWS - Dec. 1, 1992
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High Court to Study Punitive-Damage Suit: The Supreme Court dived back into the continuing debate over skyrocketing punitive-damage awards, agreeing to study a West Virginia jury’s $10-million award against an oil and gas business. The justices voted to review a West Virginia Supreme Court ruling that said the award was justified because TXO Production Corp.’s conduct was “really mean.” Lawyers for TXO, a subsidiary of USX Corp., argued that the punitive damages--526 times higher than the $19,000 in compensatory damages--violated due-process rights.
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