Bay Area Laundry and Dry Cleaning Pension Trust Fund v. Ferbar Corporation of California, Inc., and Stephen Barnes

Decided December 15, 1997. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 96-370 · 522 U.S. 192 (1997) · Cited 534 times

Holding

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Milwaukee Brewery Workers' Pension Plan v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. · 513 U.S. 414 (1995)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. RA Gray & Co. · 467 U.S. 717 (1984)
• Connolly v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation · 475 U.S. 211 (1986)
• Rawlings v. Ray · 312 U.S. 96 (1941)
• Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz · 503 U.S. 638 (1992)
• Reiter v. Cooper · 507 U.S. 258 (1993)

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• TRW Inc. v. Andrews · 534 U.S. 19 (2001)
• Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co. · 571 U.S. 99 (2013)
• Green v. Brennan · 578 U.S. 547 (2016)
• Rotkiske v. Klemm · 589 U.S. 8 (2019)
• Reed v. Goertz · 598 U.S. 230 (2023)
• Johnson v. United States · 544 U.S. 295 (2005)
• Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States Ex Rel. Wilson · 545 U.S. 409 (2005)
• Gabelli v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 568 U.S. 442 (2013)
• Moore v. Harper · 600 U.S. 1 (2023)

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