Punitive Damages and the Tort System

This article is based on the Emmanuel Emroch Lecture Series address delivered by the Honorable Griffin B. Bell on April 8, 1987 at the T. C. Williams School of Law. Each year the Emmanuel Emroch Lecture Series features practitionersand academicians who are authorities on a particulararea of the law. The University of Richmond Law Review applauds Mr. Emroch's commitment to excellence in legal education and his continued support of the T. C. Williams School of Law.