U.S. Supreme Court Nullifies $79.5 Million Punitive Damage Award

Posted on February 20, 2007 by D. Todd Smith

In Philip Morris USA v. Williams, the United States Supreme Court has reversed a $79.5 million punitive damage judgment on the ground that it unconstitionally punished Big Tobacco for harming nonparties to the suit. SCOTUSBlog has summarized the 5-4 ruling here.

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