Koons Buick, Inc. v. Nigh

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
Argued October 5, 2004
Decided November 30, 2004
Full case nameKoons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Bradley Nigh
Citations543 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
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityGinsburg, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer
ConcurrenceStevens, joined by Breyer
ConcurrenceKennedy, joined by Rehnquist
ConcurrenceThomas
DissentScalia
Laws applied
Truth in Lending Act's civil-liability provision, 15 U. S. C. §1640

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References

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  1. ^ Koons Buick, Inc. v. Nigh, 543 U.S. 50 (2004).
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