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3999 REVIEW DENIED Since punitive damages are not a criminal penalty, retroactive application of a statute that revives previously time-barred actions for punitive damages does not violate the Constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws.Citation21ST CENTURY INSURANCE v SUPERIOR COURT (Ex Post Facto) 127 CA4 1351 [See: CCP 340.9; CivC 3294; US Const I, 10; 20th Century v Superior Court 90 CA4 1247, T/AT 8/01; Kansas v Hendricks 521 US 346; Kennedy v MendozaMartinez 372 US 144; Peterson v Superior Court 31 C3 147; Myers v Philip Morris 28 C4 828, T/AT 9/02]
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