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Punitive damages award 'conscience-shocking'

A punitive damages award against a nursing home eight times greater than the company's net worth shocked the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' conscience, which reduced the $5 million award on Friday to $2 million.The initial jury award came as a result of Arkansas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffs' negligence in the death of ...

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