Antonio Mastrobuono and Diana G. Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc., et al.

Decided March 6, 1995. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 94-18 · 514 U.S. 52 (1995) · Cited 1,102 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Volt Info. Sciences, Inc. v. Bd. of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr. U. · 489 U.S. 468 (1989)
• Perry v. Thomas · 482 U.S. 483 (1987)
• Allied-Bruce Terminix Cos., Inc. v. Dobson · 513 U.S. 265 (1995)
• Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. · 460 U.S. 1 (1983)
• Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. · 473 U.S. 614 (1985)
• Southland Corp. v. Keating · 465 U.S. 1 (1984)
• Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd · 470 U.S. 213 (1985)
• United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. · 508 U.S. 439 (1993)
• Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc. · 350 U.S. 198 (1956)
• United States v. Seckinger · 397 U.S. 203 (1970)

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• Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle · 539 U.S. 444 (2003)
• Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama v. Randolph · 531 U.S. 79 (2000)
• Howsam v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. · 537 U.S. 79 (2002)
• Vimar Seguros Y Reaseguros, S. A. v. M/V Sky Reefer · 515 U.S. 528 (1995)
• Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown · 565 U.S. 530 (2012)
• C & L Enterprises Inc. v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma · 532 U.S. 411 (2001)

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