Sentences with phrase «average punitive damages award»
It points to the analysis of an amicus showing that the average punitive damages award in a products liability case in Oregon is less than the national average.
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While we welcome respondent's introduction of empirical evidence on the effectiveness of Oregon's legal rules, its statistics are undermined by the fact that the Oregon average is computed from only two punitive damages awards.
The average for all cases in 2003 - 13 was $ 3662 ($ 14,002 considering only cases in which punitive damages were awarded).
In the 2003 - 13 data, punitive damages were awarded to human plaintiffs 20 % of the time (in 28/143 cases) with an average award of $ 6,593.