Amendment110th Congress
Amendment clarified the legal standard for punitive damages as requiring malice or reckless indifference.
- Amendment Number
- 1147
- Description
- Amendment clarified the legal standard for punitive damages as requiring malice or reckless indifference.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-807 to clarify that a plaintiff must show intent (malice or reckless indifference) to recover punitive damages.
- Congress
- 110
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jul 31, 2008
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Giffords amendment (A004) Agreed to by recorded vote: 397 - 29 (Roll no. 553).
- Latest Action Time
- 18:44:58
- Submitted Date
- Jul 31, 2008
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Apr 20, 2021