No. 21-275
Stars Interactive Holdings (IOM) Ltd., fka Amaya Group Holdings (IOM) Ltd., et al. v. Kentucky, ex rel. J. Michael Brown, Secretary of the Governor's Executive Cabinet
Amici (1)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-law due-process excessive-fines gambling-losses kentucky-loss-recovery-act kentucky-supreme-court online-poker statutory-damages treble-damages
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Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether an award of statutory damages violates due process when it exceeds by a factor of more than 30 any conceivable harm.
2. Whether the Excessive Fines Clause prohibits a State from punishing a defendant by imposing a penalty 50 times in excess of the defendant's revenue earned from the prohibited conduct.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether an award of statutory damages violates due process when it exceeds by a factor of more than 30 any conceivable harm
Docket Entries
2021-10-04
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
2021-09-30
Joint stipulation to dismiss pursuant to Rule 46.1 filed.
2021-09-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 25, 2021.
2021-09-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 24, 2021 to October 25, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-09-10
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
2021-08-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 24, 2021)
Attorneys
Commonwealth of Kentucky, ex rel. J. Michael Brown, Secretary of the Governor's Executive Cabinet
Joshua Adam Matz — Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP - New York, NY, Respondent
Stars Interactive Holdings (IOM) Ltd., f/k/a Amaya Group Holdings (IOM) Ltd., and Rational Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.
Lisa Schiavo Blatt — Williams & Connolly LLP, Petitioner
Washington Legal Foundation