Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Docket Number
07-1216
Term
2008 Term
Oral Argument Date
December 03, 2008
Case Updates
Supreme Court decides scope of remand in punitive damages cases
March 31, 2009
The Supreme Court dismissed this case as improvidently granted. As a result, a decision by the Oregon Supreme Court upholding a $79 million punitive damages order will stand.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief
August 20, 2008
The Oregon Supreme Court stepped out of bounds when it invented a state procedural bar to bypass the U.S. Supreme Court’s instructions to apply federal constitutional laws regarding punitive damages, NCLC argued in its brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. NCLC warned that if the decision was not reversed, it would severely undermine the predictability of legal rules on which businesses rely, leading to even more outrageous punitive damages awards.
Case Documents
- Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Williams (NCLC Brief Supporting Cert., 2008 Term).pdf
- Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Williams (NCLC Brief on Merits, 2008 Term).pdf