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Supreme Court passes up case on class action abuse and punitive damages

January 23, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

The Supreme Court denied certiorari this morning in Farmers Insurance v. Strawn (Supreme Ct. docket no. 11-445).  PLF filed amicus briefs in both the Oregon Supreme Court and supporting the certiorari petition in this case. The Oregon Supreme Court decision, which now stands, upheld a trial court decision allowing plaintiffs in a class action law ...