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2004 United States Supreme Court case From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh, 543 U.S. 50 (2004), 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.[1]
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 |
Citations | 543 U.S. 50 (more) 125 S. Ct. 460; 160 L. Ed. 2d 389; 2004 U.S. LEXIS 7979 |
Holding | |
The Truth in Lending Act imposes a $1000 limit on statutory damages for violations of the Act involving personal-property loans. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
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 |
Laws applied | |
Truth in Lending Act's civil-liability provision, 15 U. S. C. §1640 |
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