Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Allapattah Services, Inc., et al.

Decided June 23, 2005. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 04-70 · 545 U.S. 546 (2005) · Cited 2,717 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Finley v. United States · 490 U.S. 545 (1989)
• Zahn v. International Paper Co. · 414 U.S. 291 (1973)
• Clark v. Paul Gray, Inc. · 306 U.S. 583 (1939)
• United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs · 383 U.S. 715 (1966)
• Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger · 437 U.S. 365 (1978)
• City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons · 522 U.S. 156 (1997)
• Aldinger v. Howard · 427 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Strawbridge v. Curtiss · 7 U.S. 267 (1806)
• Snyder v. Harris · 394 U.S. 332 (1969)
• Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis · 519 U.S. 61 (1996)
• Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. Cauble · 255 U.S. 356 (1921)
• Troy Bank v. G. A. Whitehead & Co. · 222 U.S. 39 (1911)
• Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain · 490 U.S. 826 (1989)
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire · 386 U.S. 523 (1967)
• Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America · 511 U.S. 375 (1994)
• Landgraf v. USI Film Products · 511 U.S. 244 (1994)
• Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co. · 303 U.S. 283 (1938)
• Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson · 537 U.S. 28 (2002)
• Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Schacht · 524 U.S. 381 (1998)
• National Archives & Records Administration v. Favish · 541 U.S. 157 (2004)
• Garcia v. United States · 469 U.S. 70 (1984)
• Zuber v. Allen · 396 U.S. 168 (1969)
• Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. v. Nigh · 543 U.S. 50 (2004)
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Graham · 489 U.S. 838 (1989)

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• Mississippi Ex Rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp. · 571 U.S. 161 (2014)
• Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt · 587 U.S. 262 (2019)
• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · 603 U.S. 369 (2024)
• Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC · 562 U.S. 223 (2011)
• Badgerow v. Walters · 596 U.S. 1 (2022)
• Jones v. Bock · 549 U.S. 199 (2007)
• DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno · 547 U.S. 332 (2006)
• Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting · 563 U.S. 582 (2011)
• Royal Canin U. S. A. v. Wullschleger · 604 U.S. 22 (2025)
• Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority · 566 U.S. 449 (2012)
• United States v. Hayes · 555 U.S. 415 (2009)
• Smith v. Spizzirri · 601 U.S. 472 (2024)
• Biden v. Texas · 597 U.S. 785 (2022)

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