Legal Opinion
Nickerson v. Stonebridge Life Insurance Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 2016No. S213873PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KRUGER, J.
The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits states from imposing “ ‘grossly excessive’ ” punitive damages awards on tortfeasors. (BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore (1996) 517 U.S. 559, 568 [134 L.Ed.2d 809, 116 S.Ct. 1589] (Gore).) To determine whether a jury’s award of punitive damages is grossly excessive, reviewing courts must consider, among other factors, whether the “measure of punishment is both reasonable and proportionate to the amount of harm to the plaintiff’ by comparing the amount of compensatory damages to the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- BMW of North America, Inc. v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. HaslipSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Honda Motor Co. v. ObergSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Trejo v. Johnson, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
- Pulte Home Corp. v. Am. Safety Indem. Co., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
- Fernandes v. Singh, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
- Nickerson v. Stonebridge Life Insurance Co.California Court of Appeal · 2016
- Cal. Corr. Peace Officers Ass'n v. Dep't of Corr., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
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