DeMendoza v. Huffman

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “plaintiffs do not have a vested prejudgment property right in punitive damages”
• requiring payment of the state’s portion di rectly to the state and explicitly giving the state judgment creditor status
• noting Lakin’s statement that the noneconomic damages cap in that case interfered with the plaintiffs’ right to receive the full amount of compensatory damages awarded
• explaining legislature's authority to act in a way that does not unduly burden or substantially interfere with judicial function
• upholding Oregon law requiring that 60% of any punitive award go to state-administered fund
• examining legal works that were “pervasive in American courts in 1850s”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

36 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson
  Ohio Supreme Court· 2007-12-27· cited 255×
• William McEuin v. Crown Equipment Corporation, Fka Crown Controls Corporation North West Handling Systems, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-06-17· cited 102×
• Horton v. Oregon Health & Science University
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2016-05-05· cited 82×
• Yancy v. Shatzer
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2004-09-16· cited 72×
• Cheatham v. Pohle
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2003-05-30· cited 56×
• State v. Hirsch/Friend
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2005-06-23· cited 43×
• Williams v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2011-12-02· cited 37×
• Reust v. Alaska Petroleum Contractors, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2005-10-28· cited 30×
• Hughes v. PeaceHealth
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2008-02-22· cited 26×
• In re Simon II Litigation
  E.D. New York· 2002-09-19· cited 25×
• Lawson v. Hoke
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2005-09-09· cited 20×
• STATE EX REL. MET. PUB. DEFENDER v. Courtney
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2003-03-06· cited 17×
• Hamlin v. Hampton Lumber Mills, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2008-09-10· cited 17×
• Anderson v. State ex rel. Central Bering Sea Fishermen's Ass'n
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2003-10-16· cited 17×
• Busch v. McInnis Waste Systems, Inc.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2020-07-09· cited 16×
• Smith v. Price Development Co.
  Utah Supreme Court· 2005-12-02· cited 13×
• State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation v. Alderwoods (Oregon), Inc.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2015-12-31· cited 13×
• Engquist v. Oregon Department of Agriculture
  Ninth Circuit· 2007-02-08· cited 11×
• Patton v. Target Corp.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2010-11-12· cited 10×
• McFadden v. Dryvit Systems, Inc.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2005-05-26· cited 9×

Cites

48 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 14,284×
• BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore
  Supreme Court· 1996-05-28· cited 2,781×
• Portland General Electric Co. v. Bureau of Labor & Industries
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1993-10-19· cited 2,400×
• Smith v. Wade
  Supreme Court· 1983-04-20· cited 2,352×
• Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. Haslip
  Supreme Court· 1991-03-04· cited 1,406×
• Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 2001-05-14· cited 874×
• Webb's Fabulous Pharmacies, Inc. v. Beckwith
  Supreme Court· 1980-12-09· cited 708×
• Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation
  Supreme Court· 1998-06-15· cited 509×
• Hall v. May Department Stores Co.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1981-12-09· cited 203×
• Priest v. Pearce
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1992-10-22· cited 177×
• State Ex Rel. Huddleston v. Sawyer
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1997-02-21· cited 171×
• Smothers v. Gresham Transfer, Inc.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2001-05-10· cited 156×
• Wheeler v. Green
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1979-04-03· cited 128×
• Bennett v. Farmers Insurance Co.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2001-06-01· cited 125×
• Lakin v. Senco Products, Inc.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1999-07-15· cited 114×
• Western Helicopter Services, Inc. v. Rogerson Aircraft Corp.
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1991-05-14· cited 106×
• Noe v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1967-12-13· cited 101×
• Sawyer v. Oregon ex rel. Huddleston
  Supreme Court· 1997-12-01· cited 78×
• MacK Trucks, Inc. v. Conkle
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1993-11-22· cited 70×
• Smith v. Hill
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1958-01-24· cited 68×

Other cases named DeMendoza v. Huffman

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• DeMendoza v. Huffman
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-01-08