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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 190

Citation
§ 190
Parent Document
Sweet v. Roy, 801 A.2d 694 (2002)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
2002-04-26

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To the extent that we need consider the ratio between the compensatory damages award and punitive damages award, we conclude that the ratio of 10 to 1 is reasonable in this case. Indeed, courts have routinely upheld much greater ratios applying the Gore standards. See, e.g., Walston v. Monumental Life Ins. Co., 923 P.2d 456, 467-68 (Idaho 1996); Schaffer v. Edward D. Jones & Co., 552 N.W.2d 801, 815-17 (S.D. 1996). In Harris v. Soley,