Koons Buick, Inc. v. Nigh
Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh | |||||||
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Argued October 5, 2004 Decided November 30, 2004 | |||||||
Full case name | Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Bradley Nigh | ||||||
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The Truth in Lending Act imposes a $1000 limit on statutory damages for violations of the Act involving personal-property loans. | |||||||
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Majority | Ginsburg, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer | ||||||
Concurrence | Stevens, joined by Breyer | ||||||
Concurrence | Kennedy, joined by Rehnquist | ||||||
Concurrence | Thomas | ||||||
Dissent | Scalia | ||||||
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Truth in Lending Act's civil-liability provision, 15 U. S. C. §1640 |
Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh, 543 U.S. 50 (2004),[1] was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress's 1995 amendment of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) left unaltered the prior minimum and maximum limits of $100 and $1000 prescribed for statutory damages awarded to plaintiffs in TILA violation suits involving personal-property loans.
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- ↑ 03-377 U.S. 2004 Full text of the opinion courtesy of Findlaw.com.
Text of the opinion courtesy of Findlaw.com
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