HOW DOES COOPER INDUSTRIES V. LEATHERMAN AFFECT THE ALABAMA PRACTITIONER?
Oct 1, 2001
On May 14, 2001, the United States Supreme Court announced its decision
in Cooper Indus., Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc., 532 U.S. __. 121
S.Ct. 1678 (2001). In that opinion, the Court announced that "courts
of appeals should apply a
de novo
stand of review when passing on district courts' determinations of
the constitutionality of punitive damages awards."