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The US Supreme Court Has Considered Punitive Damages in Some

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The US Supreme court has considered punitive damages in some important cases in recent years. The best characterization of its rulings from the below is: The court has:


A) upheld the right of juries to award punitive damages but has limited the amount and basis of such damages based on the due process clause.
B) expanded the basis upon which such awards may be based to include negligence as well as gross negligence and intentional torts.
C) deferred to the determination of what is appropriate to the state courts based on local customs and social standards and state rights.
D) banned the award of punitive damages based on the taking rule of the due process clause if the defendant is corporation.

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