The changing landscape of blockbuster punitive damages awards

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-161

  del Rossi, Alison F ^a   Viscusi, W Kip ^b  

^a ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 77951662900     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahp018     Document Type: Article

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