West Virginia long has been at or near the top of the Chamber of Commerce’s and American Tort Reform Association’s lists of judicial hellholes. Last month, the State took a big step toward changing its image, enacting a series of laws that aim to eliminate “jackpot justice.”
Most pertinent to readers of this blog, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed a punitive damages statute that comprehensively reshapes the manner in which this remedy is administered in West Virginia.
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