Defendants Facing Punitive Damages Awards Are Entitled to Protection under the Due Process Clause: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Campbell

Authors

Robert Max Junker

Abstract

The Supreme Court of the United States held that a punitive damages award of $145 million was excessive in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Campbell, 123 S. Ct. 1513 (2003).

First Page

887

Recommended Citation

Robert M. Junker, Defendants Facing Punitive Damages Awards Are Entitled to Protection under the Due Process Clause: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Campbell, 42 Duq. L. Rev. 887 (2004).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol42/iss4/9