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Punitive damages: The current unsettled state of constitutional limitations on the permissible ratio of punitive damages to actual damages By Joseph G. Bisceglia & David W. Austin Civil Practice and Procedure, March 2004 In the past decade, the United States Supreme Court has repeatedly emphasized the existence of constitutional limitations on the amount of punitive damages awards that may be exacted from unsuccessful defendants.
Understanding the impact of common contract provisions: The “merger” or “integration” clause vs. the “no reliance” clause-Careful drafting can help ward off a fraud claim By Joseph G. Bisceglia General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 2004 Careful document drafting can help ward-off a fraud claim.
Recent Seventh Circuit decisions of interest By Joseph G. Bisceglia & Nada Djordjevic Federal Civil Practice, September 2003 In In re Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Tires Products Liability Litigation, 333 F.3d 763 (7th Cir. 2003), plaintiff tire owners attempted to circumvent the Seventh Circuit's earlier ruling, In re Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Tires Products Liability Litigation, 288 F.3d 1012 (7th Cir. 2002), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1105 (2003), which decertified a nationwide class, by filing suit in multiple state courts.
Recent Seventh Circuit decisions of interest By Joseph G. Bisceglia & Nada Djordjevic Federal Civil Practice, November 2002 In Southern Illinois Riverboat Casino Cruises, Inc. v. Triangle Insulation and Sheet Metal Co., 302 F.3d 667 (7th Cir. 2002), the owner of a casino vessel sued the seller of a maritime sealant for negligence and breach of express or implied warranty.
Recent 7th circuit decisions of interest By Joseph G. Bisceglia & Chaka M. Patterson Federal Civil Practice, April 2002 In a case of first impression, in Davis v. Ruby Foods, Inc., 269 F.3d 818 (7th Cir. 2001), the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a pro se Title VII complaint for sexual harassment, holding that even a complaint that contains extensive superfluous matter satisfies the pleading requirements of a short and plain statement as set forth in Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Summary of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure effective as of December 1, 2000 By Joseph G. Bisceglia Civil Practice and Procedure, March 2001 Certain amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect on December 1, 2000.
Recent decisions—punitive damages By Joseph G. Bisceglia & Rudy Kratz Civil Practice and Procedure, March 2000 The recovery of punitive (or exemplary) damages--indeed, the mere threat of punitive damages--can radically alter the landscape of a civil dispute.
Deposition practice: A primer and refresher course By Joseph G. Bisceglia Civil Practice and Procedure, November 1999 Mr. Bisceglia gratefully acknowledges the assistance of his associate, Sarah H. Koleno, in editing this article

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