2009 |
| Mar 31, 2009 |
U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Punitive Damages Appeal The U.S. Supreme Court today dismissed the company’s appeal of a 1999 punitive damages award of $79.5 million to the family of a individual smoker in a case known as Williams.
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2008 |
| Jun 09, 2008 |
Supreme Court Will Review Oregon Smoker's Verdict The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review the Oregon Supreme Court’s ruling upholding a 1999 verdict that awarded the family of a deceased individual smoker $79.5 million in punitive damages from Philip Morris USA.
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2007 |
| Feb 20, 2007 |
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Vacates $79.5 Million Punitive Damages Award The U.S. Supreme Court today reversed and vacated a $79.5 million punitive damage award returned by a 1999 Oregon jury in a case known as Williams-Branch. The case will now return to the Oregon courts for proceedings consistent with Philip Morris USA’s due process rights.
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2006 |
| Feb 02, 2006 |
Oregon Supreme Court Affirms Award In Smoker's Case Against Philip Morris USA; Company Will Seek Further Review The Oregon Supreme Court today affirmed a $79.5 million punitive damages jury verdict against Philip Morris USA.
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| May 30, 2006 |
U.S. Supreme Court Grants PM USA's Petition For Review In Oregon Case The U.S. Supreme Court today granted Philip Morris USA's petition for review in an Oregon individual smoker's case, known as Williams-Branch.
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2004 |
| Jun 09, 2004 |
Oregon Appeals Court Reinstates Punitive Award in Smoker's Case; Philip Morris USA Will Appeal to Oregon Supreme Court and Seek New Trial The Oregon Court of Appeals today refused to reduce a jury’s 1999 award of $79.5 million in punitive damages to a single smoker’s estate.
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2003 |
| Oct 06, 2003 |
US Supreme Court Sets Aside Oregon Appellate Court Decision Approving Punitive Damage Award against Philip Morris USA The U.S. Supreme Court today set aside an Oregon appellate court's June 2002 opinion affirming a $79.5 million punitive damage award to a smoker's estate, and directed the appellate court to reconsider the case in view of its recent opinion in State Farm v. Campbell.
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2002 |
| Jun 05, 2002 |
Oregon Appellate Court Rejects Appeal in Williams-Branch; Philip Morris USA Will Seek Review by State Supreme Court The Oregon Court of Appeals today rejected an appeal by Philip Morris USA of the 1999 verdict in the Williams-Branch case and the company said it will seek further review by the Oregon Supreme Court.
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| Dec 26, 2002 |
Philip Morris USA Will Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Oregon Smoking Case Verdict Philip Morris USA will pursue all further avenues of appeal including asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Oregon appellate court’s opinion issued last summer which upheld a jury’s decision in 1999 to award punitive damages in a smoker’s case that are 97 times greater than the compensatory damages awarded.
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