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Howard Berman: “I listened to the gentleman from Ohio and I finally got it. New Jersey has a law that provides punitive damages uncapped…”

On the recordMarch 9, 1995
I listened to the gentleman from Ohio and I finally got it. New Jersey has a law that provides punitive damages uncapped for suits against sexual predators. They have a standard of ``preponderance of the evidence.'' How can we allow 50 different States to have 50 different standards against sexual predators? Sexual predators should know what the uniform, nationwide, 50-State standard is for punitive damages. This is a punitive kind of a thing. We have to protect these people against actions against them. Stream of commerce? Come on. Give me a break.
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Howard Berman
California
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for a uniform standard for punitive damages against sexual predators.

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