Did Cooper v. Leatherman Require State Appellate Courts to Apply a De Novo Standard of Review for Determining the Constitutional Excessiveness of Punitive Damages Claim?: Aken v. Plains Electric Generation & Transmission Cooperative, Inc.

Authors

Cynthia Blackwell, University of New Mexico

Publication Date

6-1-2004

Comments

70 p. ; This student paper has been awarded the 2004 Don G. McCormick Prize.

Abstract

This note examines the rationale, in both the Cooper and Aken decisions, for changing the substantive due process standard of review for punitive damages and assesses the potential implications that arise in the wake of the Aken decision with respect to the role of the jury and the impact on appellate and trial courts in New Mexico.

Publisher

University of New Mexico School of Law

Document Type

Student Paper

Recommended Citation

Blackwell, Cynthia. "Did Cooper v. Leatherman Require State Appellate Courts to Apply a De Novo Standard of Review for Determining the Constitutional Excessiveness of Punitive Damages Claim?: Aken v. Plains Electric Generation & Transmission Cooperative, Inc.." (2004). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_studentscholarship/44