About: Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc.

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dbo:abstract	Browning-Ferris Industries v. Kelco Disposal, 492 U.S. 257 (1989), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of unreasonable fines does not apply to punitive-damage awards in civil cases when the United States is not a party. (en)
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dbp:holding	Awards of punitive damages in civil cases are not subject to the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on excessive fines when the United States is not a party. (en)
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rdfs:comment	Browning-Ferris Industries v. Kelco Disposal, 492 U.S. 257 (1989), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of unreasonable fines does not apply to punitive-damage awards in civil cases when the United States is not a party. (en)
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