Donald S. Zakarin

A Reuters report on the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of a Philip Morris damage award quoted partner Donald Zakarin, Chairman of Pryor Cashman's Litigation Group. The decision overturned a $79.5 million punitive damages award against Philip Morris won by the widow of a long-time smoker. 
Zakarin said the ruling might not have gone as far as corporate America - and in particular Philip Morris - might have hoped. He did note that "it is one further step, I believe, in clarifying and restricting the availability of punitive damages." The Reuters article was picked up by a number of news services and web sites.

To read the entire Reuters article, please click here.