Fmc Corporation v. Cynthia Ann Holliday

Decided November 27, 1990. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 89-1048 · 498 U.S. 52 (1990) · Cited 950 times

Holding

ERISA pre-empts the application of 1720 to FMC's Plan.

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 7–1.

“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.

• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85 (1983)
• Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne · 482 U.S. 1 (1987)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. · 451 U.S. 504 (1981)
• MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc. · 486 U.S. 825 (1988)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · 481 U.S. 41 (1987)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park & Fly, Inc. · 469 U.S. 189 (1985)

Cited by

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

• Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. · 505 U.S. 504 (1992)
• Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 504 U.S. 374 (1992)
• California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Dillingham Construction, N. A. · 519 U.S. 316 (1997)
• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
• District of Columbia v. Greater Washington Board of Trade · 506 U.S. 125 (1992)
• Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. Moran · 536 U.S. 355 (2002)
• Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. Ward · 526 U.S. 358 (1999)
• Kentucky Assn. of Health Plans, Inc. v. Miller · 538 U.S. 329 (2003)
• Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Assn. · 505 U.S. 88 (1992)
• De Buono v. NYSA-ILA Medical & Clinical Services Fund Ex Rel. Bowers · 520 U.S. 806 (1997)
• John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Harris Trust & Savings Bank · 510 U.S. 86 (1993)
• Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co. · 505 U.S. 214 (1992)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1990). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).