Mitchell, Jr. v. Fortis Ins. Co.

How courts have described this case

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• concluding a 9.2 to 1 ratio satisfied due process and comported with South Carolina law
• concluding a 9.2 to 1 ratio satisfied due process and comported with South Carolina law
• holding an appellate court must conduct a de novo review of a trial court’s determination of the constitutionality of a punitive damages award
• holding an appellate court must conduct a de novo review of a trial court’s determination of the constitutionality of a punitive damages award
• holding an appellate court must conduct a de novo review of a trial court's determination of the constitutionality of a punitive damages award
• holding “our appellate courts must conduct a de novo review when evaluating the constitutionality of a punitive damages award”

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