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Separately, Altria said the Oregon Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court's ruling in a smoking-and-health case and required the company to pay the state 60% of a $79.5 million punitive-damages award, plus interest.

Altria Discloses Quarterly Charges Of $119 Million John Kell 2011

"There is no question the compensatory and punitive-damages verdicts were a message," said Joseph Freudenberg , a partner at Dilworth Paxson LLP and former senior counsel at Sunoco Inc.

Exxon Seeks to Overturn $1.5 Billion Verdict Russell Gold 2011

"So what can a corporation do to protect itself against punitive-damages awards such as this?"

Supreme Court worried for Exxon 2008

"So what can a corporation do to protect itself against punitive-damages awards such as this?"

Supreme Court worried for Exxon 2008

Democrats also point to other high-court decisions favoring business, including a 2009 ruling making it tougher to sue for age discrimination; a 2008 decision that threw out the $2.5 billion punitive-damages award stemming from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska; and a 2007 opinion that, discarding a century-old antitrust rule, allowed manufacturers to block retailers from discounting prices.

Democrats Aim to Tap Populist Anger in High-Court Fight 2010

Supreme Court to overturn a $79.5 million punitive-damages ruling over an Oregon smoker's death.

Court Dismisses Philip Morris Appeal of $79.5 Million Award 2009

Altria Group Inc. 's Philip Morris unit lost a final chance Tuesday in the Supreme Court to overturn a $79.5 million punitive-damages ruling over an Oregon smoker's death.

Native Hawaiians Lose Claim 2009

The court also ruled the Constitution's equal protection clause doesn't enable individual public employees to sue for workplace discrimination, and said it will again hear a $79.5 million punitive-damages award against Philip Morris that Oregon courts have repeatedly upheld.

Bearing Down 2008

Separately, the justices agreed, for the third time, to review a $79.5 million punitive-damages award against Altria Group Inc. 's Philip Morris USA unit.

High Court Further Limits Scope of Patents 2008

The Supreme Court slashed a punitive-damages award against Exxon Mobil in the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, suggesting punitive damages shouldn't exceed actual damages.

Short Week; GM Dethroned? 2008