554 U. S. ____ (2008)

EXXON SHIPPING COMPANY, et al., PETITIONERS v.GRANT BAKER et al.

on writ of certiorari to the united states court ofappeals for the ninth circuit

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Justice Scalia, with whom Justice Thomas joins, concurring.

I join the opinion of the Court, including the portions that refer to constitutional limits that prior opinions have imposed upon punitive damages. While I agree with the argumentation based upon those prior holdings, I continue to believe the holdings were in error. See State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. Campbell, 538 U. S. 408, 429 (2003) (Scalia, J., dissenting).