Ohio Supreme Court· 12/27/2007

Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson

Citations

2007 Ohio 6948
116 Ohio St. 3d 468
880 N.E.2d 420

How courts have described this case

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affirming the General Assembly’s power to limit non-economic damages to severe tort cases
stare decisis “is limited to circumstances ‘where the facts of a subsequent case are substantially the same as a former case’ ”
“When reviewing a statute on due-process grounds, we apply a rational-basis test unless the statute restricts the exercise of fundamental rights.”
“[T]he General Assembly possesses the authority to enact any law that does not conflict with the Ohio and United States Constitutions.”
“punitive damages are not compensation for injury. Instead, they are private fines levied by civil juries to punish reprehensible conduct and to deter its future occurrence ....”
jury's duty to determine damages; court's duty to conform jury's finding to applicable law

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Judges: Moyer, Stratton, O'Connor, Lanzinger, Cupp, O'Donnell, Pfeifer

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