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PACIFIC MUT. LIFE INS. CO. v. HASLIP, 499 U.S. 1 (1991)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Due Process of Law, Fourteenth Amendment, Punitive Damages, Torts

499 U.S. 1 111 S.Ct. 1032 113 L.Ed.2d 1 PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Cleopatra HASLIP et al. No. 89-1279. Argued Oct. 3, 1990. Decided March 4, 1991. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — DUE PROCESS — PUNITIVE DAMAGES. A punitive damages award that was more than four times the amount of compensatory damages claimed […]

HONDA MOTOR CO. v. OBERG, 512 U.S. 415 (1994)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Due Process of Law, Fourteenth Amendment, Punitive Damages, Torts

512 U.S. 415 512 U.S. 415114 S.Ct. 2331129 L.Ed.2d 336 HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., et al., Petitioners,v.Karl L. OBERG. No. 93-644. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 20, 1994. Decided June 24, 1994. Syllabus * After finding petitioner Honda Motor Co., Ltd., liable for injuries respondent Oberg received while driving a three-wheeled all-terrain […]

Molzof v. United States, 502 U.S. 301 (1992)

Issues: Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), Negligence, Punitive Damages, Torts

502 U.S. 301 112 S.Ct. 711 116 L.Ed.2d 731 Shirley M. MOLZOF, Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert E. Molzof, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. No. 90-838. Argued Nov. 4, 1991. Decided Jan. 14, 1992. Headnotes: Punitive damages — Federal employees’ negligence: Title 28 U.S.C.?? 2674 – under which United States is liable on tort […]