With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". court to award punitive damages. See Loomis Elec. Prot., Inc. v. Schaefer, 549 P.2d 1341, 1343 (Alaska 1976); Arthur Young & Co. v. Sutherland, 631 A.2d 354, 372 (D.C.1993); Ellis v. N.D. State Univ., 764 N.W.2d 192, 203 (N.D.2009); Rice v. CertainTeed Corp., 84 Ohio St.3d 417, 704 N.E.2d 1217, 1220-21 (1999); Haynes v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., 206 W.Va. 18, 521 S.E.2d 331, 346-48 (1999). In Connecticut, an apparent split of authority exists among the superior courts regarding the power of the court to award punitive damages. Compare Collier v. State, No. CV96-80659, 1999 WL 300643, at ⅞3-4 (Conn.Super.Ct. May 3, 1999) (permitting a district court to award punitive damages), with Wright v. Colonial Motors, Inc., No. CV116008335, 2012 WL 2044635, at ⅜1-2 (Conn.Super.Ct. May 16, 2012) (<HOLDING>). Some of the courts that have rejected

A: holding that evidence of a defendants financial condition is a prerequisite to an award of punitive damages
B: holding that punitive damages are not fines
C: holding that proportionality is not the touchstone for a punitive damages award
D: holding a court may not award punitive damages
D.