Reading Room Document
Seventh Amendment Restrictions on the Assessment of Punitive Damages
The Seventh Amendment does not prohibit federal legislation mandating that a judge assess the amount of punitive damages after a jury determines liability in a products liability case. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/24331/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit