United States Supreme Court
STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO. v. CAMPBELL, 01-1289
A punitive damages award of $145 million, where full compensatory damages are $1 million, is excessive and violates the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, after findings of an insurer's fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/07/2003
- Published 04/07/2003
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- United States Supreme Court