On February 20, 2007, the US Supreme Court remanded to the Oregon Courts a case where the jury awarded 79.5 million in punitive damages to the estate of a deceased smoker. The Court stated that such an award amounted to taking of property without due process of law. See Phillip Morris, USA v. Williams. http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/06pdf/05-1256.pdf
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