Punitive Damages Reform: HB 1297 (1997); Amended N.D. Cent. Code, § 32-03.2-11.

North Dakota

Requires a plaintiff to show by a preponderance of the evidence that a defendant acted with oppression, fraud, or actual malice before a moving party may amend pleadings and claim punitive damages.

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