Honda Motor Co., Ltd., et al. v. Karl L. Oberg

Decided June 24, 1994. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 93-644 · 512 U.S. 415 (1994) · Cited 353 times

Holding

Oregon’s denial of review of the size of punitive damages awards violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. Haslip · 499 U.S. 1 (1991)
• TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp. · 509 U.S. 443 (1993)
• Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin · 495 U.S. 604 (1990)
• In Re WINSHIP · 397 U.S. 358 (1970)
• Tumey v. Ohio · 273 U.S. 510 (1927)
• Brown v. Mississippi · 297 U.S. 278 (1936)
• In Re Oliver · 333 U.S. 257 (1948)
• Dimick v. Schiedt · 293 U.S. 474 (1935)
• Jackson v. Virginia · 443 U.S. 307 (1979)
• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
• Richardson v. Marsh · 481 U.S. 200 (1987)
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. · 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
• Johnson v. Louisiana · 406 U.S. 356 (1972)
• Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc. · 492 U.S. 257 (1989)
• Den Ex Dem. Murray v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co. · 59 U.S. 272 (1856)
• Sparf v. United States · 156 U.S. 51 (1895)
• Testa v. Katt · 330 U.S. 386 (1947)
• Day v. Woodworth · 54 U.S. 363 (1852)
• Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Humes · 115 U.S. 512 (1885)
• Georgia v. Brailsford · 3 U.S. 1 (1794)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Philip Morris USA v. Williams · 549 U.S. 346 (2007)
• Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc. · 518 U.S. 415 (1996)
• Nelson v. Colorado · 581 U.S. 128 (2017)
• BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore · 517 U.S. 559 (1996)
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Campbell · 538 U.S. 408 (2003)
• Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. · 532 U.S. 424 (2001)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist. · 592 U.S. 351 (2021)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1994). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).