Honda Motor Co. v. Oberg
| Honda Motor Company v. Oberg | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 20, 1994 Decided June 24, 1994 | |
| Full case name | Honda Motor Company, Ltd., et al., Petitioners v. Karl L. Oberg |
| Citations | 512 U.S. 415 (more) 114 S. Ct. 2331; 129 L. Ed. 2d 336; 1994 U.S. LEXIS 4825; 62 U.S.L.W. 4627; CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. ¶ 13,895; 94 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4761; 94 Daily Journal DAR 8844; 8 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 341 |
| Holding | |
| Oregon's 1910 state constitutional amendment prohibiting a judicial review of jury awards violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stevens, joined by Blackmun, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas |
| Concurrence | Scalia |
| Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Honda Motor Company v. Oberg, 512 U.S. 415 (1994), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that an amendment to the Oregon state constitution disallowing judicial review of the size of punitive damages was a violation of due process.