HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., et al. v. KARL L. OBERG (1994)
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| HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., et al. v. KARL L. OBERG |
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| Term: 1993 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 20, 1994 |
| Decided: June 24, 1994 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 7-2 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
| Concurring |
| Antonin Scalia |
| Dissenting |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg • William Rehnquist |
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., et al. v. KARL L. OBERG is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 24, 1994. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1994.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Oregon State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, punitive damages
- Petitioner: Auto manufacturer
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 512 U.S. 415
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: John Paul Stevens
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
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