Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Williams
| Philip Morris USA v. Williams | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 31, 2006 Decided February 20, 2007 | |
| Full case name | Philip Morris USA, Petitioner v. Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased |
| Docket nos. | 05-1256 07-1216 |
| Citations | 549 U.S. 346 (more) 127 S. Ct. 1057; 166 L. Ed. 2d 940; 2007 U.S. LEXIS 1332; 75 U.S.L.W. 4101; CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. ¶ 17,676; 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 80 |
| Case history | |
| Subsequent | On remand, 176 P.3d 1255, 344 Or. 45 (2008), cert. granted in part, 553 U.S. 1093 (2008), cert. dismissed as improvidently granted, 556 U.S. 178 (2009) |
| Holding | |
| Due Process bars punitive damages for harm caused to individuals not involved in the litigation. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Breyer, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Souter, Alito |
| Dissent | Stevens |
| Dissent | Thomas |
| Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Scalia, Thomas |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Philip Morris USA v. Williams, 549 U.S. 346 (2007), 556 U.S. 178 (2009), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, which held that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment limits punitive damages, and ordered a lower court to reconsider its damages awards on that basis.