| BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore | |
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| Argued October 11, 1995 Decided May 20, 1996 | |
| Full case name | BMW of North America, Incorporated, Petitioner v. Dr. Ira Gore, Jr. |
| Citations | 517 U.S. 559 (more) 116 S. Ct. 1589; 134 L. Ed. 2d 809; 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3390; 64 U.S.L.W. 4335; 96 Cal. Daily Op. Service 3490; 96 Daily Journal DAR 5747; 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 585 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Award of punitive damages upheld in Alabama Supreme Court |
| Holding | |
| Excessive punitive damages awards violate substantive due process. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stevens, joined by O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer |
| Concurrence | Breyer, joined by O'Connor, Souter |
| Dissent | Scalia, joined by Thomas |
| Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559 (1996), was a United States Supreme Court case limiting punitive damages under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.[1]