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BMW of North America v. Gore
517 U.S. 559 (1996)
Tags: Torts, Excessive damages, Due process
tl;dr: BMW was ordered to pay $4M in punitive damages for the fraudulent sale of a car with a cheaper paint job to Plaintiff; SCOTUS holds that the punitive damage award was so excessive as to be unconstitutional.