Doctor'S Associates, Inc. and Nick Lombardi v. Paul Casarotto et Ux.
Decided May 20, 1996. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 95-559 · 517 U.S. 681 (1996) · Cited 1,668 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
Dissenting · 1
- Clarence Thomas · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- Perry v. Thomas · 482 U.S. 483 (1987)
- Southland Corp. v. Keating · 465 U.S. 1 (1984)
- Allied-Bruce Terminix Cos., Inc. v. Dobson · 513 U.S. 265 (1995)
- Volt Info. Sciences, Inc. v. Bd. of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr. U. · 489 U.S. 468 (1989)
- Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc. · 490 U.S. 477 (1989)
- Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon · 482 U.S. 220 (1987)
- Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co. · 417 U.S. 506 (1974)
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- Preston v. Ferrer · 552 U.S. 346 (2008)
- Green Tree Financial Corp. v. Bazzle · 539 U.S. 444 (2003)
- Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna · 546 U.S. 440 (2006)
- Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. · 559 U.S. 662 (2010)
- Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
- Kindred Nursing Centers, L. P. v. Clark · 581 U.S. 246 (2017)
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