Bmw V Gore
bmw of north america inc v gore bmw of north america inc v gore 517 u s 559 1996 was a united states supreme court case limiting punitive damages under the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment [1] bmw of north america inc v gore 517 u s 559 1996 bmw of north america inc petitioner v ira gore jr on writ of certiorari to the supreme court of alabama [may 20 1996] justice stevens delivered the opinion of the court in january 1990 dr ira gore jr respondent purchased a black bmw sports sedan for $40 750 88 from an authorized bmw dealer in birmingham alabama after driving the car for approximately nine months and without noticing any flaws in its appearance dr gore took the car to "slick finish " an independent bmw of north america inc v gore view this case and other resources at citation 517 u s 559 116 s ct 1589 134 l ed 2d 809 1996 brief fact summary the petitioner bmw v gore the court s landmark punitive damages case came in 1996 in the case of bmw of north america v dr ira t gore jr 517 us 559 the case began when dr gore discovered that his new bmw had been repainted a fact that the pany had not disclosed to him bmw of north america inc v gore revolvy bmw of north america inc v gore 517 u s 559 1996 was a united states supreme court case limiting punitive damages under the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment facts the plaintiff dr ira gore bought a new bmw and later discovered that the vehicle had been repainted before he bought it defendant bmw of north america bmw of north america inc v gore harvard university 1 517 u s 559 116 s ct 1589 134 l ed 2d 809 2 bmw of north america inc v gore 3 certiorari to the supreme court of alabama 4 no 94 896 5 supreme court of the united states bmw of north america inc v gore 517 u s 559 1996 case brief for bmw of north america inc v gore 517 u s 559 1996 issue whether a $2 million punitive damages award to the purchaser of one car exceeds the constitutional limit created by the due process clause of the 14th amendment which prohibits a state from imposing a "grossly excessive" punishment on a tortfeasor meta fulltitle assuming that gore s punitive damage award was grossly excessive does the fourteenth amendment s due process clause protect bmw from paying the award bmw of north america inc v gore case brief quimbee facts in 1990 gore plaintiff purchased a black bmw car from an alabama franchise of bmw of north america defendant after driving the car for nine months with no problems gore took the car into an independent detailer to embellish the car’s paint
