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D R A F T

FOR DISCUSSION ONLY

UNIFORM LAW COMMISSIONERS'

MODEL PUNITIVE DAMAGES ACT

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS

ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS

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February 6, 1996, Draft

UNIFORM LAW COMMISSIONERS'

MODEL PUNITIVE DAMAGES ACT

With Prefatory Note and Comments

COPYRIGHT 1996

By

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS

ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS

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The ideas and conclusions herein set forth, including drafts of proposed legislation, have not been passed upon by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Committee, Reporters or Commissioners. Proposed statutory language, if any, may not be used to ascertain legislative meaning of any promulgated final law.

DRAFTING COMMITTEE ON MODEL PUNITIVE DAMAGES ACT

M. KING HILL, JR., 6th Floor, 100 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, Chair

RICHARD T. CASSIDY, 100 Main Street, P.O. Box 1124, Burlington, VT 05402

NORMAN L. GREENE, Suite 3906, 60 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10165

JOHN F. HAYES, Suite 260, 335 North Washington, Hutchinson, KS 67504

SCOTT N. HEIDEPRIEM, 1720 South Spring Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

RICHARD C. HITE, Suite 600, 200 West Douglas Avenue, Wichita, KS 67202

HARRY D. LEINENWEBER, U.S. District Court, Room 1778, 219 South Dearborn Street,

Chicago, IL 60604

HARVEY S. PERLMAN, University of Nebraska, College of Law, P.O. Box 830902, Lincoln,

NE 68583

GEORGE L. THOMPSON, III, P.O. Box 10113, Lubbock, TX 79408

ROBERT S. TOYOFUKU, Suite 803, 1088 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

DONALD JOE WILLIS, Suites 1600-1950, Pacwest Center, 1211 S.W. 5th Avenue, Portland,

OR 97204

ROGER C. HENDERSON, University of Arizona, College of Law, Tucson, AZ 85721, Reporter

EX OFFICIO

BION M. GREGORY, Office of Legislative Counsel, State Capitol, Suite 3021, Sacramento,

CA 95814-4996, President

W. JACKSON WILLOUGHBY, Placer County Municipal Court, 300 Taylor Street, Roseville,

CA 95678, Chair, Division B

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

FRED H. MILLER, University of Oklahoma, College of Law, 300 Timberdell Road, Norman,

OK 73019, Executive Director

WILLIAM J. PIERCE, 1505 Roxbury Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, Executive Director Emeritus

Copies of this Act may be obtained from:

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS

676 North St. Clair Street, Suite 1700

Chicago, Illinois 60611

312/915-0195