The Supreme Court's long-awaited oral argument in the "Big Tobacco" punitive damages case appeared to fizzle on Tuesday, with several justices hinting that they'd like to kick the case back to the Oregon Supreme Court for clarification. But there were some signs that if the high court decides to keep the case and rule on it, the justices might be willing to uphold the $79.5 million punitive damages verdict against Philip Morris, in spite of Court precedents that point toward limiting punitive damages.
November 01, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The Supreme Court’s long-awaited oral argument in the “Big Tobacco” punitive damages case appeared to fizzle on Tuesday, with several justices hinting that they’d like to kick the case back to the Oregon Supreme Court for clarification.
Instead of delving deeply into the contentious debate over the constitutionality of high punitive damages in the context of tobacco litigation, the justices seemed troubled over more technical matters during hourlong arguments in Philip Morris USA v. Williams.
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