East River Steamship Corp. et al. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.

Decided June 16, 1986. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 84-1726 · 476 U.S. 858 (1986) · Cited 1,227 times

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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.

• Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki · 328 U.S. 85 (1946)
• Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique · 358 U.S. 625 (1959)
• Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of Cleveland · 409 U.S. 249 (1972)
• Kossick v. United Fruit Co. · 365 U.S. 731 (1961)
• Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Flint · 275 U.S. 303 (1927)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. · 358 U.S. 354 (1959)
• Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn · 346 U.S. 406 (1953)
• United States v. Reliable Transfer Co. · 421 U.S. 397 (1975)
• Foremost Insurance v. Richardson · 457 U.S. 668 (1982)
• Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co. · 376 U.S. 315 (1964)
• Southern Steamship Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 316 U.S. 31 (1942)
• North Pacific Steamship Co. v. Hall Bros. Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co. · 249 U.S. 119 (1919)
• Thames Towboat Co. v. the Schooner \Francis McDonald\"" · 254 U.S. 242 (1920)

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• Saratoga Fishing Co. v. J. M. Martinac & Co. · 520 U.S. 875 (1997)
• Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries · 586 U.S. 446 (2019)
• Dutra Group v. Batterton · 588 U.S. 358 (2019)
• Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. · 513 U.S. 527 (1995)
• Yamaha Motor Corp., USA v. Calhoun · 516 U.S. 199 (1996)
• Exxon Co., USA v. Sofec, Inc. · 517 U.S. 830 (1996)
• McDermott, Inc. v. AmClyde · 511 U.S. 202 (1994)
• Great Lakes Ins. SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co. · 601 U.S. 65 (2024)

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