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In ''BMW of North America v. Gore'', 517 U.S. 559 (1996), a 5-4 [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that a punitive damage award of $2 million to customer who purchased a "new" car without knowledge that it had been repainted was grossly excessive and hence violative of the [[Due Process Clause]].

In '''''BMW of North America v. Gore''''', 517 U.S. 559 (1996), a 5-4 [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that a punitive damage award of $2 million to customer who purchased a "new" car without knowledge that it had been repainted was grossly excessive and hence violative of the [[Due Process Clause]].

Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] wrote the opinion for the court, and the dissenters were Justices [[Antonin Scalia]], [[Clarence Thomas]], [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] and Chief Justice [[William Rehnquist]].

Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] wrote the opinion for the court, and the dissenters were Justices [[Antonin Scalia]], [[Clarence Thomas]], [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] and Chief Justice [[William Rehnquist]].