Gregory Garre of Latham & Watkins speaking in Washington last year. Credit: Diego M. Radzinschi / ALM
Colorado's lawyers argued the U.S. Constitution's excessive fines provision applies to individuals, not corporations. "Corporations, of course, do not have liberty rights and cannot be imprisoned for failing to pay a fine,” the state's solicitor, Eric Olson, told the justices.
January 13, 2020 at 02:05 PM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
A Colorado state court ruling that said the U.S. Constitution’s excessive fines clause applies to both corporations and individuals was among the cases the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review.
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment asked the Supreme Court in November to take the dispute, which involved a workers’ compensation-related fine imposed on a motel owner. Lawyers for Dami Hospitality LLC, represented by Latham & Watkins, also asked the justices to pick up the case.
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