Supreme Court may send punitive damage case back to Oregon

At yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court argument in the Oregon case Philip Morris USA v. Williams, the justices signalled that they may return the case to the Oregon Supreme Court for clarification.  Doing so would avoid for now further explication by the Court of the Due Process limits on punitive damages, and in particular the extent to which a jury can consider harm to non-parties in setting punitive damages.  Link: Law.com - Justices May Return Punitive Damages Case to Oregon High Court.