Punitive damage award to be reconsidered

The $290mn punitive damage award in the product liability case Ford Motor Co v Romo , is to be reconsidered by the Supreme Court of California. The move, ordered by the High Court, follows the decision in State Farm v Campbell when a $145mn punitive damage award was overturned. In that case, it was because the company was unfairly condemned for actions which were in fact legal in the jurisdictions where they occurred.