Philip Morris USA v. Williams
- Philip Morris USA v. Williams
SCOTUSCase
Litigants=Philip Morris USA v. Williams
ArgueDate=October 31
ArgueYear=2006
DecideDate=February 20
DecideYear=2007
FullName=Philip Morris USA, Petitioner v. Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased
Docket=05-1256
USVol=
USPage=
CitationNew=549 U.S. 346; 127 S. Ct. 1057; 166 L. Ed. 2d 940; 2007 U.S. LEXIS 1332; 75 U.S.L.W. 4101; CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. P17,676; 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 80
Prior=
Subsequent=
Holding=Due Process bars punitive damages for harm caused to individuals not involved in the litigation.
SCOTUS=2006-2007
Majority=Breyer
JoinMajority=Roberts, Kennedy, Souter, Alito
Dissent=Stevens
Dissent2=Thomas
Dissent3=Ginsburg
JoinDissent3=Scalia, Thomas
LawsApplied=U.S. Const. amend. XIV
"Philip Morris USA v. Williams", 549 U.S. 346 (2007), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, which held that the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment bars punitive damages for harm caused to individuals not involved in the litigation.
The counsel for petitioner Philip Morris USA was Andrew L. Frey; Mayer Brown. The counsel for respondent Williams was Robert S. Peck; Center for Constitutional Litigation PC.
ee also
* List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 549
References
* http://www.lawmemo.com/sct/05/PhilipMorris/
External links
* [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=000&invol=05-1256 Supreme Court opinion] on FindLaw
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