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Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Williams  

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Intro:

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court of Oregon, on remand from the Court’s 2007 decision on the constitutionality of a $79.5 million punitive damages award based on harms done to non-named plaintiffs, improperly asserted a state law procedural bar having the effect of precluding Phillip Morris from asserting a constitutional claim. . . .

* Amicus brief of the Chamber of Commerce (in support of the petitioner)

* Amicus brief of the Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation (in support of the petitioner)

* Amicus brief of Associated Oregon Industries, et al. (in support of the petitioner)

* Amicus brief of the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. (in support of the petitioner)

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