General Electric Company, et al. v. Robert K. Joiner et Ux.
Decided December 15, 1997. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 96-188 · 522 U.S. 136 (1997) · Cited 4,535 times
Holding
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- David Hackett Souter
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sandra Day O'Connor
Concurring · 2
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · filed a concurring 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.
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 509 U.S. 579 (1993)
- Koon v. United States · 518 U.S. 81 (1996)
- United States v. Abel · 469 U.S. 45 (1984)
- Old Chief v. United States · 519 U.S. 172 (1997)
- Beech Aircraft Corp. v. Rainey · 488 U.S. 153 (1988)
- Spring Co. v. Edgar · 99 U.S. 645 (1879)
- United Shoe MacHinery Corp. v. United States · 347 U.S. 521 (1954)
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- Bragdon v. Abbott · 524 U.S. 624 (1998)
- United States v. Scheffer · 523 U.S. 303 (1998)
- Calderon v. Thompson · 523 U.S. 538 (1998)
- Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms · 561 U.S. 139 (2010)
- Sprint/United Management Co. v. Mendelsohn · 552 U.S. 379 (2008)
- Weisgram v. Marley Co. · 528 U.S. 440 (2000)
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