Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Ca.

Decided June 19, 2017. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 16-466 · 582 U.S. 255 (2017) · Cited 2,355 times

Holding

California courts lack specifc jurisdiction to entertain the nonresidents' claims.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. Brown · 564 U.S. 915 (2011)
• World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson · 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts · 472 U.S. 797 (1985)
• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
• Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. · 465 U.S. 770 (1984)
• J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro · 564 U.S. 873 (2011)
• Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz · 471 U.S. 462 (1985)
• Daimler AG v. Bauman · 571 U.S. 117 (2014)
• Walden v. Fiore · 571 U.S. 277 (2014)
• Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall · 466 U.S. 408 (1984)
• Hanson v. Denckla · 357 U.S. 235 (1958)
• Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty. · 480 U.S. 102 (1987)
• Milliken v. Meyer · 311 U.S. 457 (1941)
• Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San Francisco · 436 U.S. 84 (1978)
• Omni Capital International, Ltd. v. Rudolf Wolff & Co. · 484 U.S. 97 (1987)
• Rush v. Savchuk · 444 U.S. 320 (1980)
• Devlin v. Scardelletti · 536 U.S. 1 (2002)
• American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant · 570 U.S. 228 (2013)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• BNSF R. Co. v. Tyrrell · 581 U.S. 402 (2017)

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