High Court Reviews High-Dollar Cigarette Judgment

by Nina Totenberg, NPR

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case to determine how high punitive damages can go when a state court finds extreme corporate misconduct. In a suit against Phillip Morris, the company was ordered to pay $79.5 million for a smoker's death.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, October 31, 2006