Punitive Damages Reform: HB 20 (1995).

|

Limits the award of punitive damages to three times the


Limits the award of punitive damages to three times the award of economic damages.  Prohibits the award of punitive damages absent a showing that the defendant engaged in conduct “with an evil motive or with a reckless indifference to the rights of others.”  Requires the determination of awards for punitive damages to be made in a separate proceeding.  The reform is unconstitutional. Best v. Taylor Machine Works,Inc., 689 N.E.2d 1057 (Ill. 1997).

Latest News

View all news

Transparency in Tort Reform

This letter-to-the-editor was originally published by the Tampa Bay Times in response to their March 13, 2023 article “Florida lawmakers want to help insurance companies by limiting lawsuits.“ The “tort […]