Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz

Decided May 20, 1985. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 83-2097 · 471 U.S. 462 (1985) · Cited 12,253 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

“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.

• World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson · 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
• Hanson v. Denckla · 357 U.S. 235 (1958)
• McGee v. International Life Insurance · 355 U.S. 220 (1957)
• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
• Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. · 465 U.S. 770 (1984)
• Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San Francisco · 436 U.S. 84 (1978)
• Calder v. Jones · 465 U.S. 783 (1984)
• Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall · 466 U.S. 408 (1984)
• The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co. · 407 U.S. 1 (1972)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Travelers Health Assn. v. Virginia Ex Rel. State Corporation Comm'n · 339 U.S. 643 (1950)
• Hoopeston Canning Co. v. Cullen · 318 U.S. 313 (1943)
• Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee · 456 U.S. 694 (1982)
• National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Szukhent · 375 U.S. 311 (1964)
• Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · 470 U.S. 564 (1985)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 333 U.S. 364 (1948)
• Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert · 330 U.S. 501 (1947)
• Fuentes v. Shevin · 407 U.S. 67 (1972)
• Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. · 342 U.S. 437 (1952)
• Allstate Insurance v. Hague · 449 U.S. 302 (1981)
• United States v. Rumely · 345 U.S. 41 (1953)
• Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co. · 400 U.S. 41 (1970)
• Gonzalez v. Automatic Employees Credit Union · 419 U.S. 90 (1974)

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• Daimler AG v. Bauman · 571 U.S. 117 (2014)
• Walden v. Fiore · 571 U.S. 277 (2014)
• Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty. · 480 U.S. 102 (1987)
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty. · 582 U.S. 255 (2017)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist. · 592 U.S. 351 (2021)
• Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin · 495 U.S. 604 (1990)
• J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro · 564 U.S. 873 (2011)
• Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization · 606 U.S. 1 (2025)
• Quill Corp. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Heitkamp · 504 U.S. 298 (1992)
• Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co · 600 U.S. 122 (2023)
• Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. Brown · 564 U.S. 915 (2011)
• Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc. · 504 U.S. 607 (1992)
• Van Cauwenberghe v. Biard · 486 U.S. 517 (1988)
• South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. · 585 U.S. 162 (2018)

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