Philip Morris is a victim. At least, that is what the company, in Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Williams , asked the U.S. Supreme Court to believe when it heard arguments in the case on Dec. 3.
The case is on its third trip to the Supreme Court. Last time there, the Court found that the Oregon Supreme Court was in violation of due process when it upheld a jury instruction allowing punitive damages for harm that befell nonparties as a result of the defendant’s misconduct.
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