Cite as: 509 U. S. 443 (1993)
Syllabus
Since the jury in this case was instructed on the purposes of punitive damages under West Virginia law, and its award was reviewed for reasonableness by the trial court and the State Supreme Court of Appeals, petitioner's due process claims must fail. Pp. 470-472.
Stevens, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Blackmun, J., joined, and in which Kennedy, J., joined as to Parts I and IV. Kennedy, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, post, p. 466. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined, post, p. 470. O'Connor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which White, J., joined, and in which Souter, J., joined as to Parts II-B-2, II-C, III, and IV, post, p. 472.
Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Rex E. Lee and Richard L. Horstman.
Laurence H. Tribe argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Kenneth J. Chesebro, Wade T. Watson, Michael H. Gottesman, and G. David Brumfield.*
*Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed for the American Automobile Manufacturers Association et al. by Victor E. Schwartz; for the American Council of Life Insurance et al. by Erwin N. Griswold, Richard E. Barnsback, Phillip E. Stano, Theresa L. Sorota, and Patrick J. McNally; for the American Tort Reform Association et al. by Andrew L. Frey, Charles Rothfeld, and Fred J. Hiestand; for Arthur Andersen & Co. et al. by Leonard P. Novello, Jon N. Ekdahl, Harris J. Amhowitz, Howard J. Krongard, Carl D. Liggio, and Eldon Olson; for the Business Council of Alabama by Forrest S. Latta; for the Center for Claims Resolution by John D. Aldock and Frederick C. Schafrick; for Continental Casualty Co. by Rodney L. Eshelman, Donald T. Ramsey, and David M. Rice; for the Equal Employment Advisory Council by Robert E. Williams and Douglas S. McDowell; for Owens-Illinois, Inc., et al. by Walter Dellinger; for the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., by Malcolm E. Wheeler; for the Securities Industries Association, Inc., by Paul Windels III and William J. Fitzpatrick; and for the Washington Legal Foundation by Carolyn B.
Kuhl, Daniel J. Popeo, and Paul D. Kamenar.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association by Bruce J. McKee; for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America by Jeffrey Robert White and Roxanne Barton Conlin; for the Center for Auto Safety by Clarence M. Ditlow III and Albert M. Pearson III; for the Consumers Union of United States et al. by An-
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