Daimlerchrysler Ag v. Bauman

Decided January 14, 2014. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 11-965 · 571 U.S. 117 (2014) · Cited 4,713 times

Holding

Daimler is not amenable to suit in California for injuries allegedly caused by conduct of MB Argentina that took place entirely outside the United States.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
• Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. · 342 U.S. 437 (1952)
• Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. Brown · 564 U.S. 915 (2011)
• Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall · 466 U.S. 408 (1984)
• Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty. · 480 U.S. 102 (1987)
• Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz · 471 U.S. 462 (1985)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Hertz Corp. v. Friend · 559 U.S. 77 (2010)
• Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc. · 465 U.S. 770 (1984)
• Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin · 495 U.S. 604 (1990)
• Cutter v. Wilkinson · 544 U.S. 709 (2005)
• J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro · 564 U.S. 873 (2011)
• World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson · 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
• Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert · 330 U.S. 501 (1947)
• McGee v. International Life Insurance · 355 U.S. 220 (1957)
• Calder v. Jones · 465 U.S. 783 (1984)
• Milliken v. Meyer · 311 U.S. 457 (1941)
• Comcast Corp. v. Behrend · 569 U.S. 27 (2013)
• Glover v. United States · 531 U.S. 198 (2001)
• Redrup v. New York · 386 U.S. 767 (1967)
• Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority · 566 U.S. 449 (2012)
• Barrow Steamship Co. v. Kane · 170 U.S. 100 (1898)
• Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. · 569 U.S. 108 (2013)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co · 600 U.S. 122 (2023)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist. · 592 U.S. 351 (2021)
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty. · 582 U.S. 255 (2017)
• Walden v. Fiore · 571 U.S. 277 (2014)
• Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC · 589 U.S. 35 (2020)
• Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC · 584 U.S. 241 (2018)
• Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization · 606 U.S. 1 (2025)
• Ohio Adjutant General's Dept. v. FLRA · 598 U.S. 449 (2023)

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