Court Opinion

ID: 9434071
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-02 23:42:11.084164+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:23:46.163676
License: Public Domain

Justice Thomas,
concurring.
I continue to believe that the Constitution does not constrain the size of punitive damages awards. See BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559, 599 (1996) (Scalia, J., joined by Thomas, J., dissenting). For this reason, given the opportunity, I would vote to overrule BMW. This case, however, does not present such an opportunity. The only issue before us today is what standard should be used to review a trial court’s ruling on a BMW challenge. Because I agree with the Court’s resolution of that issue, I join the opinion of the Court.