Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
This casenote examines the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in BMW v. Gore, in which the Court struck down a jury award of punitive damages as being unreasonably large in violation of substantive due process. This Note traces the history of challenges to punitive damage awards through Supreme Court cases, including BMW v. Gore. It then analyzes BMW v. Gore, particularly the Court's misguided attempt at providing a guide for punitive damage awards and the dismal implications from the Court's actions. It concludes that the better approach for the Court to have taken would have been to focus on procedural due process concerns.
First Page
219
Last Page
238
Publication Date
11-1-1997
Department
College of Law
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Carey, Michelle J.
(1997)
"BMW of North America v. Gore: A Misplaced Guide for Punitive Damage Awards,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 18:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
Suggested Citation
Michelle J. Carey, Note, BMW of North America v. Gore: A Misplaced Guide for Punitive Damage Awards, 18 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 219 (1997).
