Surgical Stapler Compensatory Award OK But Punitives Cut From $70M to $19.6M

(June 14, 2018, 1:39 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California state appeals court on June 13 affirmed a $9.82 million compensatory verdict in a defective Ethicon surgical stapler case but reduced the punitive damages award from $70 million to $19.6 million after finding that the original amount was constitutionally excessive (Florence Kuhlmann, et al. v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery LLC, et al., No. A147945, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 5, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 4011)....

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